Jamie Lynn Corkish (formerly Gray,
née
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Beyerle,
born May 26, 1984) is an
American
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sport shooter
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who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
She was born in
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Lebanon ( ; ) is a city in and the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,814 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census.
Lebanon was founded by George Steitz in 1740 and was originally named ...
. At the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
, 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 The 2008 ISSF World Cup was the twenty-third annual edition of the ISSF World Cup in the Olympic shooting events, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. Four qualification competitions were held in each event, spanning from March ...
in
Milan
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. At the
2012 London Olympics
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, 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.
Corkish got her start in shooting when she began with a
BB gun
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program at the age of eight. She is a graduate of the
University of Alaska Fairbanks
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and shot for its rifle team.
Personal life
She retired from professional shooting due to a back injury.
On November 8, 2014, Jamie married Mike Corkish of
Kalispell, Montana
Kalispell (, Salish-Spokane-Kalispel language, Montana Salish: Ql̓ispé, Kutenai language: Kqayaqawakⱡuʔnam) is a city in Montana and the county seat of Flathead County, Montana, United States. The 2020 census put Kalispell's population at ...
. 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
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with Mike and their family.
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
American female sport shooters
Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
ISSF rifle shooters
Olympic medalists in shooting
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in shooting
People from Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Sportspeople from Pennsylvania
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Alaska Nanooks rifle shooters
Shooters at the 2007 Pan American Games
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in shooting
21st-century American sportswomen
20th-century American women
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