Kim Rhode

Kim Rhode

Rhode at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Expo 2007
Personal information
Full name	Kimberly Susan Rhode
Born	(1979-07-16) July 16, 1979 Whittier, California, United States
Education	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Shooting
Events	Double trap, skeet
Medal record Women's shooting Representing United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Double trap 2004 Athens Double trap 2012 London Skeet 2008 Beijing Skeet 2000 Sydney Double trap 2016 Rio Skeet World Championships 1995 Nicosia Skeet team 1998 Barcelona Double trap team 2010 Münich Skeet 2010 Munich Skeet team 2015 Lonato Skeet team 2017 Moscow Skeet team 2018 Changwon Skeet team 2019 Lonato Skeet team 1998 Barcelona Double trap 2001 Cairo Double trap team 2002 Lahti Double trap team 2003 Nicosia Double trap team 2007 Nicosia Skeet team 2018 Changwon Skeet 1995 Nicosia Double trap team 2011 Belgrade Skeet 2014 Granada Skeet team Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Double trap 2003 Santo Domingo Double trap 2011 Guadalajara Skeet 2015 Toronto Skeet 2019 Lima Skeet 2007 Rio de Janeiro Skeet

Kimberly Susan Rhode (born July 16, 1979) is an American double trap and skeet shooter. A California native, she is a six-time Olympic medal winner, including three gold medals, and six-time national champion in double trap. She is the most successful female shooter at the Olympics as the only triple Olympic Champion and the only woman to have won two Olympic gold medals for Double Trap. She won a gold medal in skeet shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics, equaling the world record of 99 out of 100 clays. Most recently, she won the bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics, making her the first Olympian to win a medal on five continents, the first Summer Olympian to win an individual medal at six consecutive summer games, and the first woman to medal in six consecutive Olympics.

Early life

Kimberly Rhode was born in Whittier, California, in 1979. Rhode began sport hunting at an early age, traveling on African safaris by the age of 12. Rhode began competing in skeet at age 10.

International competition

Rhode, at 13, won her first world championship title in women's double trap shooting. After double trap shooting was eliminated from the 2008 Summer Olympics, she has concentrated on skeet. Rhode became a Distinguished International Shooter in 1995 (Badge #388). In ISSF World Cup competition, she has won 19 Gold, 7 Silver, and 8 Bronze medals. At the 2007 World Cup competition in Santo Domingo, she set a new world record in this event with 98 hits (73 in the qualification round and a perfect 25 in the final).

1996 Olympics

Rhode won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the youngest female gold medalist in the history of Olympic shooting.

2000 Olympics

Rhode won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

2004 Olympics

Rhode won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in Women's Double trap.

2008 Olympics

Rhode won the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's skeet.

2012 Olympics

On July 29 at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Rhode won the gold medal in skeet shooting with an Olympic record score of 99, tying the world record in this event. With this medal, Rhode is the only American competitor to win medals for an individual event in five consecutive Olympics. She also became one of the three competitors (and the only woman) to win three Olympic individual gold medals for shooting, along with Ralf Schumann of Germany and Jin Jong-oh of Korea.

2016 Olympics

Qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics made Rhode the first U.S. Olympian to qualify for an Olympic team on five different continents. Kim Rhode won the bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics, making her the first Olympian to win a medal on five different continents, the first Summer Olympian to win an individual medal at six consecutive summer games, and the first woman to medal in six consecutive Olympics.

TV Host

Rhode is co-host of the Outdoor Channel's TV program Step Outside. Rhode studied Pre-veterinary medicine at Cal Poly Pomona.

Stolen competition shotgun

On September 11, 2008, Rhode's competition shotgun was stolen from her pickup; she had been using it in competition for eighteen years. The gun was returned to her in January 2009 after it was discovered during an unrelated search of a parolee's home; the parolee was charged with possession of stolen property. In the meantime fans had donated to buy her a new $13,000 Perazzi shotgun. Having become used to training with the new gun, she elected to retire "Old Faithful" after four Summer Games.

Personal life

Rhode spoke at the 2012 Republican National Convention, introducing several other Olympians on the stage.

Rhode married Mike Harryman in 2009. Their son was born in 2013.

In addition to being a member of USA Shooting's National Team, Rhode is an honorary lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and a member of Safari Club International.

In July 2025, the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Rhode's lawsuit against the State of California. Rhode asserted that the California law requiring a background check violated her rights. Quoting Townhall Magazine, "The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that California’s law requiring background checks for people purchasing ammunition is unconstitutional." The decision upholds a San Diego federal judge’s previous ruling that struck the law down.

Awards

• ANOC Gala Awards 2015：Best Female Athlete of the Pan American Games 2015

Career results

Olympic results
Event	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016
Double trap	Gold 108+33	Bronze 103+36	Gold 110+36	Not held
Skeet	Not held	7th 69	5th 68+23	Silver 70+23	Gold 74+25	Bronze 72+14+15(+3)
Trap	Not held	—	—	—	9th 68	—

External links

• Kimberly Rhode at the International Shooting Sport Federation
• Kim Rhode at USA Shooting
• Kim Rhode at Team USA (archive March 18, 2023)
• Kim Rhode at Olympedia
• Kimberly Rhode at Olympics.com