Todd Graves won the bronze medal at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia. Matt Dryke won the gold at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. The men's and women's double trap events will be first-time additions to the Olympic program in 1996. Competitors fire 12-gauge shotguns from each of five adjacent shooting stations. At each station, four-inch clay targets are thrown two at a time from an underground bunker at speeds up to 50 miles per hour.
Competitors get one shot per target.
Kim Rhode won the bronze medal at the 2000 Games in Sydney, Australia and the gold medal at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Shotgun shooters typically wear vests with ammunition pouches and extra padding where the gun is shouldered. Glasses are used for safety and to enhance target-tracking ability. Competitors have various colored lenses for different weather conditions. For example, a bronze lens is appropriate for sunny weather, while a yellow or light orange lens would be best for overcast skies.