Gold Medal

Gold Medal is a gameplay achievement and trophy in Red Dead Redemption.

The official description of the achievement is: "Earn a Gold Medal Rank for a combat mission in Single Player."

Tips and Tricks

 * The easiest way to get this achievement is to replay the mission "Political Realities in Armadillo ". This is probably the easiest combat mission, because there are only 5 bad guys to kill. To get the gold medal, player must beat the mission in 2:30 or under and get 100% shot accuracy, making at least 5 headshots.
 * The requirements stack, so if you managed to get the 5 headshots and 100% accuracy but it took you 4 minutes you only need to beat the time requirement on your next try. For getting under the time limit, skip all movies, run to the saloon and don't wait for the marshall to catch up. When at the house, shoot the door down to make the final enemy appear sooner and skip the last movie. (But shooting the dppr wpnt let you get 100% accuracy)


 * Gold Medals can be earned over multiple mission replays. For one replay, focus on running the mission as quickly as possible - skip the cutscenes, run ahead of friendlies to the mission objectives. On other playthroughs, make sure every shot hits for accuracy, or take your time lining up headshots.


 * If the player has not unlocked this achievement after completing the main story, he can replay the missions by going to Stats -> Missions, and selecting Replay.