To unlock the Gold Rush trophy in Red Dead Redemption 2 you will need to earn a Gold medal on 70 of the game's 104 missions which are split across 6 main story chapters and 2 epilogue chapters.
When you play through a mission for the first time, the Gold medal requirements won't be displayed, so unless you are extremely lucky you will inevitably have to replay quite a few missions once you have completed the game.
You can replay missions by pausing the game > Progress > Story and selecting the mission you wish to replay. To earn the Gold medal,
you must complete all of the medal requirement in one playthrough of the mission. You can't, for example, do headshots in one playthrough and then replay again to complete the mission without losing health.
The Gold medal requirements for each of Red Dead Redemption 2's missions can be found below:
Chapter 1 Gold Medal Requirement:*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Outlaws from the West
- Take no damage during the shootout
- Loot 6 or more items from Adler Ranch
- Complete with at least 80% accuracy
Enter, Pursued by a Memory
- Kill all the wolves without taking any damage
- Complete with at least 80% accuracy
The Aftermath of Genesis
- Kill each deer with one arrow
- Do not spook either deer
- Get a clean kill on the second deer
Old Friends
- Catch and hogtie Kieran within 45 seconds
- Kill 3 O’Driscolls in the same Dead Eye use
- Complete within 15 minutes 30 seconds
- Get 15 headshots
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Who the Hell is Leviticus Cornwall?
- Save Lenny when he is hanging from the train
- After stopping the train, take out the guards within 1 minute 30 seconds
- Take no damage during the shootout
- Get 10 headshots
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Eastward Bound
- Pick up Javier when entering Horseshoe Overlook
- Complete within 6 minutes
Chapter 2 Gold Medal Requirement:*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Polite Society, Valentine Style
- Return the lost wagon horse to its owner
- Find Karen within 45 seconds
Americans at Rest
- Save Javier within 15 seconds
- Defeat Tommy within 1 minute 30 seconds
Exit Pursued by a Bruised Ego
- Track the bear within 1 minute 30 seconds
- Shoot the bear at least 6 times
- Complete within 12 minutes
Paying a Social Call
- Silently kill 4 O’Driscolls
- Get 12 headshots
- Complete with at least 80% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
A Quiet Time
- Try to make amends with an old rival
- Catch Lenny in the act
- Don’t get arrested
Who is Not without Sin
- Win 2 hands of Poker
- Returned Reverend to camp within 2 minutes 5 seconds
The Spines of America
- Loot everything from Carmody Dell
- Don’t get spotted
- Deliver the wagon to Emerald Ranch within 1 minute 10 seconds
Money Lending and Other Sins – III
- Complete within 2 minutes 10 seconds
Blessed are the Meek?
- While escaping, kill all mounted Lawman within 55 seconds
- Get 15 headshots
- Complete with at least 70% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
The First Shall Be Last
- Silently kill the Bounty Hunters by the river with Javier
- Shoot the rope to free Sean
- Get 10 headshots
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Pouring Forth Oil – II
- Deliver the wagon to the drop off within 1 minute 45 seconds
A Fisher of Men
- After arriving at the river, catch a fish within 1 minute 30 seconds
- Complete within 7 minutes 20 seconds
Pouring Forth Oil – IV
- Kill all the train guards before Sean fires a shot
- Clear the baggage car of loot
- Escape the Law within 1 minute 30 seconds
- Get 10 kills in Dead Eye
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
We Loved Once and True – III
- Peacefully convince the Chelonians to let you take Jamie
- Return Jamie to Mary within 2 minutes
Good, Honest, Snake Oil
- Stop Benedict Albright falling off the cliff
- Hogtie Allbright within 1 minute 15 seconds
- Return Allbright to the sheriff within 1 minute 30 seconds
The Sheep and the Goats
- Herd all the sheep into the pen in Valentine
- Get 25 headshots
- Complete with at least 70% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
An American Pastoral Scene
- Headshot each of the mounted guards protecting the wagon
- Get 10 kills in Dead Eye
- Complete within 6 minutes
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
A Strange Kindness
- Return the captive to his family within 1 minute 40 seconds
- Get 5 headshots
- Complete with at least 80% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Chapter 3 Gold Medal Requirement:*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Further Questions of Female Suffrage
- Fend off the Lemoyne Raiders in less than 1 minute
- Get 5 headshots
- Complete with at least 85% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
The New South
- Knock out Anders Anderson without taking a hit
- Catch and return Anders Anderson to jail within 5 minutes 30 seconds
- Catch a fish with Dutch and Hosea
American Distillation
- Win the race back to camp
- Complete the mission without taking any damage
- Get 10 headshots
- Complete with at least 70% accuracy
An Honest Mistake
- Save Uncle when he is overpowered
- Get 20 headshots
- Complete with at least 80% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
The Course of True Love – II
- Reach Penelope without getting spotted
- Complete within 3 minutes
The Course of True Love – III
- Complete within 4 minutes 15 seconds
Preaching Forgiveness as He went
- Kill 10 Lemoyne Raiders with a long scoped rifle
- Complete within 11 minutes and 30 seconds
- Complete with at least 70% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Sodom? Back to Gomorrah
- Loot all the safes
- Headshot 5 mounted Lawmen during the horseback escape
- Get to Downes Ranch within 1 minute 55 seconds
- Complete with at least 70% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Advertising, the New American Art – II
- Headshot 5 Lemoyne Raiders in the saloon
- Complete with at least 90% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Magicians for Sport
- Inspect all the clues in Trelawny’s Caravan
- While tracking, stay within 30 feet of the Trelawny’s trail
- Kill 2 Bounty Hunters in the cornfields within 1 minute
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Horse Flesh for Dinner
- Kill the stable hand showing you the horses
- Catch the stallion within 10 seconds
- Get 5 headshots
Friends in Very Low Places
- Complete the mission without being spotted
- Complete within 8 minutes 10 seconds
The Fine Joys of Tobacco
- Silently kill the Gray Sean distracts in the wagon store
- Douse the fields within 2 minutes 20 seconds
- Kill 5 Grays during the escape
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Blessed are the Peacemakers
- Free yourself and perform self-surgery within 1 minute
- Recover your weapons from the O’Driscoll’s camp
- Kill the O’Driscoll gang members that beat and shot you
- Escape the O’Driscoll’s camp without being spotted
A Short Walk in a Pretty Town
- Kill 3 Lawmen in Dead Eye while saving Bill
- Complete using only sidearms
- Complete within 4 minutes 30 seconds
- Get 20 headshots
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern
- Headshot Gareth and Gerald Braithwaite
- Get 20 headshots
- Complete with at least 85% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
The Battle of Shady Belle
- Kill all the Lemoyne Raiders in Shady Belle
- Clear two bodies from Shady Belle within 1 minute 40 seconds
- Complete within 11 minutes
Chapter 4 Gold Medal Requirement:*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***The Joys of Civilization
- Catch the street urchin before he reaches the market
- Complete within 5 minutes 30 seconds
Angelo Bronte, a Man of Honor
- Encounter the dog and the drunk
- Don’t get spotted by the law
- Complete within 10 minutes 40 seconds
- Get 4 headshots
The Gilded Cage
- While at the party, pour some drinks, compliment a guest’s attire, accept a gift and save a life
- Follow the servant without being detected
No, No and Thrice, No
- Kill both of the Foreman boys yourself during the chase
- Complete with at least 90% accuracy
A Fine Night of Debauchery
- Win the game of Poker without Strauss’s help
- After your cover is blown, escape the boat in under 35 seconds
- Get 5 headshots
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Horsemen, Apocalypse
- Shoot the O’Driscoll’s in the boat before they disembark
- Complete using only sidearms
- Complete with at least 70% accuracy
- Get 15 headshots
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Urban Pleasures
- Rob all the customers in the trolley station
- Kill 10 lawmen while on the trolley
- Prevent any lawmen jumping on the back of the wagon
- Shoot the dynamite Lenny throws
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
American Fathers – II
- Infiltrate the factory by hiding in the wagon
- Reach Danbury’s office without being detected
- Kill all the horseback pursuers during the escape
- Complete with at least 80% accuracy
Country Pursuits
- Return Jules to the skiff within 1 minute 40 seconds
- Shoot the Bullgator 5 times
Revenge is a Dish Best Eaten
- Search every room in Bronte’s mansion
- Carry Bronte to the skiff within 1 minute 30 seconds
- Get 20 headshots
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Banking, the Old American Art
- Crack the safe without making any mistakes
- Complete using only sidearms
- Get 25 headshots
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Help a Brother Out
- Find the captives without threatening the store owner
- Complete within 2 minutes 45 seconds
Brothers and Sisters, One and All
- Find the kid within 19 seconds
Fatherhood and Other Dreams – II
- Catch the wagon and take it to the secluded spot within 1 minute 45 seconds
- Take Mary to the theatre
Chapter 5 Gold Medal Requirement:*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Welcome to the New World
- Do not fall behind while walking with the chain gang
- Get 10 headshots
A Kind and Benevolent Despot
- Get Javier to safety in under 2 minutes
- Get 10 headshots
Savagery Unleashed
- Release all the workers within 4 seconds
- Compete within 5 minutes 40 seconds
- Get 8 headshots
Hell Hath No Fury
- Prevent 4 boats from reaching the shore
- Destroy the Naval ship without missing a shot
- Complete with at least 70% accuracy
Paradise Mercifully Departed
- Kill the first 2 sentries without being spotted
- Escort the captain to the boat within 1 minute 45 seconds
- Complete within 6 minutes 45 seconds
- Get 25 headshots
Dear Uncle Tacitus
- Leave Shady Belle without being detected by the Pinkertons
- Complete within 8 minutes
Fleeting Joy
- Kill 2 Pinkertons during the Dead Eye ambush
- Get 5 headshots with the Gatling Gun
- Get at least 70% accuracy with the Gatling Gun
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
A Fork in the Road
- Complete within 3 minutes 5 seconds
That’s Murfee Country
- Deliver Meredith to her mother within 2 minutes
- Get 15 headshots
- Complete with at least 85% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Chapter 6 Gold Medal Requirement:*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Icarus and Friends
- Keep the balloon at the correct altitude for the entire journey
- Get 5 headshots from the balloon
- Complete with at least 70% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Visiting Hours
- Get headshots on both Prison Guards when sniping from the tower
- Escape to the boat within 2 minutes 45 seconds
- Complete within 9 minutes
- Complete with at least 80% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Just a Social Call
- Headshot 3 mounted enemies
- After killing Cornwall, reach the horses within 2 minutes 45 seconds
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
A Rage Unleashed
- Knock out 2 soldiers on the boat
- Round up the horses and reach shore within 1 minute 30 seconds
The Delights of Van Horn
- Headshot 5 soldiers with a long scoped rifle
- Complete with at least 85% accuracy
Goodbye, Dear Friend
- Find Colm’s back up within 45 seconds
- Get 8 headshots with a long scoped rifle
- Complete within 6 minutes 30 seconds
Favored Sons
- Kill the soldier on the cannon within 45 seconds
- Get 35 headshots
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
The Bridge to Nowhere
- Plant the dynamite within 1 minute 35 seconds
- Escape the oncoming train within 19 seconds
Archaeology for Beginners
- Recover the relics without being detected
- Recover the relics within 1 minute 30 seconds
Honor, Amongst Thieves
- Recover the vaccine without being detected
- Complete within 5 minutes
The Fine Art of Conversation
- Kill a pursuers horse during the escape
- Complete within 9 minutes 30 seconds
- Complete with at least 75% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Mrs. Sadie Adler, Widow – II
- Headshot the sniper in the barn
- Secure the barn without taking any damage
- Complete within 5 minutes 30 seconds
The King’s Son
- While infiltrating Fort Wallace, headshot every soldier blocking your way to Eagle Flies
- Kill 15 enemies while escaping in the canoe
- Complete with at least 80% accuracy
My Last Boy
- Save Paytah
- Get 30 headshots
- Complete with at least 80% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Our Best Selves
- Get a headshot in Dead Eye after jumping from Dutch’s Horse
- Complete within 11 minutes
- Fight through the train with at least 80% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Red Dead Redemption
- Get 7 headshots while covering Sadie from the lighthouse
- After Sadie is captured, reach Abigail and Sadie within 1 minute
- Complete with at least 70% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Do Not Seek Absolution – I
- Complete within 1 minute 20 seconds
Do Not Seek Absolution – II
- Find Edith Downes within 1 minute 10 seconds
The Course of True Love – V
- Headshot 5 of Braithwaites as they pursue the train
- Complete within 7 minutes 30 seconds
Epilogue - Part 1 Gold Medal Requirement:*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***The Wheel
- Reach Pronghorn Ranch without dropping any supplies
- Reclaim the wagon within 1 minute
Simple Pleasures
- When milking, fill a bucket within 10 seconds
- Complete within 5 minutes 15 seconds
Farming, for Beginners
- Fix the first section of fence in 1 minute 30 seconds
- Avoid being hit by the bull
Fatherhood, for Beginners
- Tire out Jeremiah within 45 seconds
- Feed Jeremiah a treat
- Teach Jack to ride without his horse bucking him off
- Win the race back to Pronghorn Ranch
Old Habits
- Defeat the Laramie without taking a hit
- Defeat the Laramie within 25 seconds
Jim Milton Rides, Again?
- Get 10 kills while dual wielding sidearms
- Get 15 headshots
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Fatherhood, for Idiots
- Kill all 3 enemies in Dead Eye
- After the confrontation, return to Pronghorn Ranch within 1 minute 30 seconds
Motherhood
- Complete within 1 minute 30 seconds
Home of the Gentry?
- Complete within 2 minutes 30 seconds
Gainful Employment
- After arriving in Strawberry, locate the bounty within 30 seconds
- After mounting your horse, catch and hogtie the bounty within 1 minute 15 seconds
Epilogue - Part 2 Gold Medal Requirement:*** Spoiler - click to reveal ***Bare Knuckles Friendships
- After arriving in Saint Denis, find Charles within 1 minute 50 seconds
- Kill all of the Guido Martelli’s men within 10 seconds
Home Improvement for Beginners
- Complete within 18 seconds
An Honest Day’s Labors
- Kill all of Langton’s men during the horseback escape
- After choosing your approach, escape with Shane Finley within 5 minutes
- Complete with at least 70% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
The Tool Box
- Headshot all Skinner Brothers hiding up trees
- Find Mr Wayne within 2 minutes 15 seconds
- Complete using only sidearms
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
A New Jerusalem
- Hammer the nails in with 80% accuracy
- Complete with 3 minutes 35 seconds
A Quick Favor for an Old Friend
- Force Cortez’s men to flee from Rhodes within 30 seconds
- Get 5 headshots while covering Sadie with a long scoped rifle
- Get 4 hip fire kills
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Uncle’s Bad Day
- Get 5 headshots using the bow
- After freeing Uncle, return to Beechers Hope within 3 minutes 10 seconds
- Complete with at least 80% accuracy
- Complete the mission without taking any health items
Trying Again
- Catch a fish
- Complete within 5 minutes 20 seconds
A Really Big Bastard
- Shoot the bear 4 times as it charges
- Headshot both the rival bounty hunters in Dead Eye
- Complete within 7 minutes 15 seconds
A New Future Imagined
- Complete within 7 minutes 30 seconds
American Venom
- Help Sadie catch Cleet within 35 seconds
- Headshot the sniper who shoots Charles
- Complete with at least 85% accuracy
-Complete the mission without taking any health items