Kimberly Rhode Sets Individual Olympic Record with Gold in Women’s Skeet Shooting

Editor’s note: Winning the Gold in Women’s Skeet Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Kimberly Rhode has become the first U.S. athlete to win medals in five straight games. Read more in this article from NRAblog on the successful shooter.

In 1996, California native Kimberly Rhode stepped onto the Olympic stage in Atlanta for a first bite at history’s apple. It was there, at the ripe of age of 18, that she captured Gold in the Double Trap. Fast forward sixteen years (and three medals) later, and she’s doing more then winning gold…she’s setting records.

Sunday, at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Kim Rhode won her fifth Olympic medal in five consecutive games…the first U.S. athlete to win an individual medal in five straight Olympics. Not too bad for a six-time national champion.

Personally I can’t think of a better person to earn such an honor. After meeting Kim during my days producing NRANews, she’s been nothing but a pleasure to work with. Always available for interviews, to encourage up and coming shooters, as well as lending a smile along with her famous face to a handful of NRA events, she personifies the best in all of shooting sports.

So kudos to Kim…here’s to hitting number six in 2016.

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