Jamie Lynn Corkish (formerly Gray, née Beyerle,[1] born May 26, 1984) is an American sport shooter who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
 Jamie Corkish (right) at 2012 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Jamie Lynn Beyerle | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Jamie Lynn Corkish | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May 26, 1984 Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 lb (54 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sport shooting | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | AR40, STR3X20 | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Alaska Nanooks | ||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2008, 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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She was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, competing as Jamie Beyerle, she placed 4th in Women's 10 metre air rifle and 5th in Women's 50 metre rifle three positions. She placed 2nd at the 2008 ISSF World Cup in Milan. At the 2012 London Olympics, competing as Jamie Gray, she won the gold medal in Women's 50 metre rifle three positions. She set Olympic records with 592 points in the qualification round and 691.9 total points including the final.[2]
Corkish got her start in shooting when she began with a BB gun program at the age of eight. She is a graduate of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and shot for its rifle team.[1]
Personal life
editShe retired from professional shooting due to a back injury.[3] On November 8, 2014, Jamie married Mike Corkish of Kalispell, Montana. She has two step-children, Morgan and Michael Corkish. Mike and Jamie added to their family when she gave birth to Tristan Corkish on July 14, 2016. Since her retirement Jamie continues to stay close to the shooting sports through individual coaching, volunteering and speaking engagements. She now makes her home in Meridian, Idaho with Mike and their family.
References
edit- ^ a b "NBC Olympics profile for Jamie (Beyerle) Gray". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ Metcalfe, Jeff (August 4, 2012). "Phoenix's Georganne Moline qualifies for London Olympics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ^ "Injury Forces Olympic Gold Medalist Jamie (Beyerle) Gray to Retire | USA Shooting". www.usashooting.org. Retrieved 2015-08-11.
External links
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Media related to Jamie Lynn Gray at Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Beyerle's profile at USA Shooting at the Wayback Machine (archived July 18, 2011)
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