TRIPLE MEDAL WINNER OLYMPIC SHOOTER RAISES MONEY FOR BOY SCOUTS.Byline: Amy Raisin Darvish Staff Writer NEWHALL - Trap shooter Kim Rhode Kimberly "Kim" Susan Rhode (born July 16, 1979) is an American double trap and skeet shooter. A California native, she is a two-time Olympic gold medal winner and six-time national champion in double trap. She was the youngest member of the U.S. , a three-time Olympian who won the gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize last month in Athens, was on the auction block Saturday as dozens of people vied for a chance to take aim with the world's best female shooter. About 85 people paid as much as $150 each to participate in the Shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. for Scouting fund raiser A Fund Raiser' is an organized event, attempting to collect money. The money to be collected is usually for a specific item or need. The event also can entail gimmicks or activities to promote donor interest. Saturday at the Oaktree Gun Club in Newhall, an event that raised an estimated $18,000 for the Ventura County Council branch of the Boy Scouts of America Noun 1. Boy Scouts of America - a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training . Rhode (pronounced Roadie road·ie n. A person engaged to load, unload, and set up equipment and to perform errands for rock musicians on tour. roadie Noun Brit, Austral & NZ informal ), a resident of El Monte El Monte (ĕl mŏn`tē), city (1990 pop. 106,209), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1912. A residential, industrial, and commercial city in the San Gabriel Valley, El Monte manufactures furniture, electronic equipment, semiconductors, , added another gold to her Olympic medal collection when she bested all comers all who come, or offer, to take part in a matter, especially in a contest or controversy. - Bp. Stillingfleet. See also: Comer in the women's double trap Double Trap is a clay pigeon shooting sport, one of the ISSF shooting events. Participants use a shotgun to attempt to break a clay disk flung away from the shooter at high speed. The layout of double trap shooting is similar to that of trap shooting. shooting event at this summer's Olympic Games in Athens. She won her first gold at the 1996 games in Atlanta and earned a bronze four years later in Sydney. In addition to the entry fee for Saturday's event, Rhode helped earn another $500 for the Scouts by agreeing to shoot a round with the team who bid the most for her in a silent auction. She hit 49 of 50 targets for the highest bidding team, a near-perfect performance and brought out some ribbing from her amateur teammates. ``Yeah, she missed one. I told her she was kind of letting us down,'' said Jeff Morris of Simi Valley, who with his four teammates won the chance to shoot with Rhode. ``She really is incredible. It was great to watch her out there.'' The 25-year-old champion, who loves to restore old cars and hang out with friends when not at the shooting range, said she relishes the opportunity to meet people at such events and is happy to give back to the community. ``Shooting is one of the (sports) with the biggest eclectic group of people,'' she said. ``You have everyone from CEOs to farmers to just regular (people) brought together by one common thing, and that's shooting.'' Rhode holds a unique distinction among Olympic athletes that will not likely be duplicated any time soon. She is both the first and last person to win an Olympic gold medal in women's double trap - the event debuted at the 1996 games and was discontinued after the Athens games. But the baby-faced sharp shooter had no problem impressing the participants at Saturday's event, most of whom were men. Peter Foy, a Ventura County Council Boy Scouts board member, hit 15 of 25 targets in his first round before getting 10 minutes of tips from Rhode. His second-round score showed what a little advice from the best can do: He hit 23 of 25 in the second round. ``She is amazing to watch. In just 10 to 15 minutes she had me doing so much better,'' Foy said. ``The biggest thing she taught me was when the (clay disc) target comes out, concentrate on the brightest spot until it just gets bigger in your mind. Looks like it worked.'' After a morning of shooting, Rhode chatted with participants and autographed a stack of color photos of her with her medal. She also took photos with people, allowing them to wearing her three Olympic medals. Amy Raisin Darvish, (661) 257-5254 amy.raisin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Olympic gold medal winner Kim Rhode warms up as part of a fund raiser for the Boy Scouts. Joel P. Lugavere/Special to the Daily News |
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