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Kim Rhode of U.S. Takes Gold in Women’s Skeet, Setting Records

Kim Rhode hit 99 of 100 targets to win a medal in her fifth consecutive Olympics. Rhode, 33, became the first American athlete to win five medals in an individual event in five consecutive Olympic Games. She earned a gold medal in women’s skeet Sunday, setting an Olympic record and tying the world record by hitting 99 out of 100 targets. She also became the first woman to win three gold medals in Olympic shooting.

 

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