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Monrovia Weekly Jul 29, 2012
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Kim Rhode became the first American to win a medal in five consecutive Olympic Games Sunday when she received a gold medal in women’s skeet shooting.
While reports vary as to her city of residency ( some say El Monte, others Duarte ) it doesn’t matter much to those in San Gabriel Valley who are very proud to have such an Olympian in their back yard.
Rhode also equaled a World Record during the competition with 99 out of 100 targets hit. A new Olympic record.
Rhode won a gold medal in Atlanta in 1996 at the age of 17. Four years later, she won a bronze in Sydney, then another gold in Athens, followed by a silver in Beijing.
