In which year did women's trap shooting make its inaugural appearance at the Summer Olympics?

Women's double trap shooting made its first appearance at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, with Kim Rhode of the United States becoming the inaugural champion. Susanne Kiermayer of Germany defeated Deserie Huddleston of Australia in the silver medal shoot-off.

Double trap is a shotgun shooting sport, one of the ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) 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. The shooter stands 16 yards behind the house that releases the targets. Two targets are released simultaneously from the house. They follow set paths, usually 35 degrees to left and right of straightaway. The shooter can take one shot at each target.