USA Shooting: Skeet Athletes Capture 5 Medals At ISSF Shotgun World Cup

U.S. Skeet athletes land five medals at 2023 ISSF World Cup in Morocco

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at USA Shooting posted on January 18, 2023
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Team USA’s Mixed Team Skeet silver and gold medalists (l.-r.) Christian Elliott, Dania Vizzi, Katie Jacob and Conner Prince on the podium at the 2023 Rabat Shotgun World Cup.
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USA Shooting skeet athletes this week earned a total of five medals at the 2023 International Shooting Sports Federation Rabat Shotgun World Cup in Rabat, Morocco.

Below are the U.S. medalists.

  • Kimberly Rhode: gold in Women’s Skeet
  • Katie Jacob and Conner Prince: gold in Mixed Skeet Team
  • Dania Vizzi and Christian Elliott: silver in Mixed Skeet Team
  • Christian Elliott, Conner Prince and Dustan Taylor: gold in Men’s Skeet Team
  • Kimberly Rhode, Katie Jacob and Dania Vizzi: silver in Women’s Skeet Team
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NRA Director and six-time Olympic medalist Kimberly Rhode topped the Women’s Skeet leaderboard to win the gold medal at the 2023 ISSF Shotgun World Cup in Morocco. (Photo courtesy ISSF)

 

Notably, Kim Rhode’s medal in Women’s Skeet marks her 34th career gold—spanning World Cups, the Pan American Games, Continental American Championships and Olympic Games combined. The NRA Director and six-time Olympic medalist also made history by becoming the first ever USA Shooting athlete to medal at a World Cup while being an active member of the ISSF Executive Committee. Rhode was elected as an ISSF vice president in December 2022.

Jacob and Prince’s victory over their fellow U.S. teammates in the Mixed Skeet Team gold medal match marks Prince’s first non-junior ISSF World Cup medal.

The U.S. Men’s Skeet Team faced Kuwait in the gold medal match, where they were ultimately victorious.

The Women’s Skeet Team fell short to Kazakhstan in the gold medal match.

See the full results of the match at the ISSF website.

Up next for the shotgun team is the trapshooting portion of the ISSF World Cup in Rabat, Morocco. Learn more about USA Shooting at usashooting.org.

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