Congratulations to Kim Rhode winner of the Gold Medal in Skeet Shooting this weekend at the London 2012 Olympics. Kim is the first American athlete to win five medals in an individual event in five consecutive Olympic Games.
She began shooting at 10 years old and is coached by her father. Kim began her Olympic career at the age of 17 earning a gold medal in double trap. After the 2004 Olympics double trap was eliminated from the Olympics and Kim Rhode made the transition to skeet shooting and won a silver medal in Beijing.
This weekend Kim joined an elite group of Olympic Athletes when she won the gold medal in skeet. In addition to the medal, she set an Olympic record and a world record by hitting 99 of 100 targets. She ALSO became the first woman to win three gold medal in Olympic shooting
Kim trains seven days a week and shoots between 500 and 1000 targets a day. In addition to a cancer scare, and her gun being stolen the road to the Olympics has not been smooth which makes her journey all the more sweet.
Congratulations Kim! And go TEAM USA!
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