Jamie Lynn Corkish (formerly Gray,

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Beyerle, born May 26, 1984) is an

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sport shooter who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. At the

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, 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

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. At the

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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 program at the age of eight. She is a graduate of the

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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. 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.

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* 1984 births Living people American female sport shooters Shooters at the 2007 Pan American Games 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 Pan American Games medalists in shooting Alaska Nanooks rifle shooters Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States 21st-century American women 20th-century American women {{US-sportshooting-Olympic-medalist-stub