Shotgun’s indomitable Kim Rhode

By David Lombardo

Kim Rhode is shotgun sports’ gift that keeps on giving. Last week Rhode won the Gold for Women’s Skeet at the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup in New Delhi, India. Rhode nailed 56 out of 60 but that’s hardly remarkable for the 37 year old El Monte, Calif. native. The Silver went to Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit from Thailand with 51 and the Bronze to Chloe Tipple of New Zealand with 42.

Rhode is one of two people in the world, and the only American, to win medals in six consecutive Olympics. The other is Italian luger Armin Zoeggeler, who accomplished the same feat from 1994 to 2014.

Shooting Double Trap, she won the Gold at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, the Bronze at the 2000 games in Sydney and the Gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. When Double Trap was dropped she competed in Skeet and picked up Silver at the 2008 Beijing games and Bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics. At the 2012 games in London, she particularly distinguished herself by garnering the Gold and equaling the world record 99 out of 100 clays.

Rhode is already preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and suggested if Los Angeles gets …Read the Rest

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