Jake Kaminski
{{Short description|American archer (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jake Kaminski
| image = Jake Kaminski.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Kaminski in 2014
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|August 11, 1988}}
| birth_place = Buffalo, New York, U.S.
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's recurve archery}}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalSilver | 2012 London | Team }}
{{MedalSilver| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2013 Belek | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Cup Final }}
{{MedalGold | 2010 Edinburgh | Mixed Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Indoor Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2012 Las Vegas | Team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2012 Las Vegas | Individual }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2011 Guadalajara | Team }}
{{Medal|Competition | Pan-American Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2010 Guadalajara | Individual }}
}}
Jake Kaminski (born August 11, 1988){{cite web|author=London GMT |url=http://m.nbcolympics.com/content/jake-kaminski?ref=default |title=Athlete Profiles: Jake Kaminski | NBC Olympics |publisher=M.nbcolympics.com |date=August 11, 1988 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620111313/http://m.nbcolympics.com/content/jake-kaminski?ref=default |archivedate=June 20, 2012 }} is an American archer.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130404122824/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kaminski-jake-1284195/ London2012.com]
Personal life
Kaminski was born in Buffalo, New York{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/jake-kaminski-1.html |title=Jake Kaminski |accessdate=2016-08-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913010840/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/jake-kaminski-1.html |archivedate=September 13, 2016 }} and grew up in Elma, New York. As of August 2016, he resides in Gainesville, Florida with his wife Heather and children Kai and Genevieve. When not at home, he has resided in Chula Vista, California at the U.S. Olympic Training Center since 2006 to develop his archery skills.{{cite web |url=http://myathleticlife.com/2012/01/olympic-archery-aim-jake-kaminski/ |title=Olympic Archery: Taking Aim with Jake Kaminski {{!}} My Athletic Life |website=myathleticlife.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201173651/http://myathleticlife.com/2012/01/olympic-archery-aim-jake-kaminski |archive-date=2012-02-01}}
Archery career
Kaminski started his archery career at the age of six near his hometown of Elma, New York, focusing on compound shooting at a Junior Olympic Development Club. By the age of 15, he focused his attention on recurve archery so he could one day compete in the Olympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/who-jake-kaminski |title=Who is... Jake Kaminski {{!}} NBC Olympics |website=nbcolympics.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804213034/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/who-jake-kaminski |archive-date=2016-08-04}} At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed for the U.S. in the Men's team event and won a silver Olympic medal along with his teammates Brady Ellison and Jacob Wukie. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he once again competed for the United States in the Men's team event and took home another silver Olympic medal, alongside teammates Brady Ellison and Zach Garrett.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160807212012/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/August/06/US-Mens-Archery-Team-Wins-Second-Straight-Olympic-Silver-Medal U.S. Men's Archery Team Honored To Win Second Straight Olympic Silver]. Team USA. 2016.
References
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External links
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- {{World Archery}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=jake-kaminski|old_id=Jake-Kaminski|sport=usa-archery|archive=20230604010821}}
- {{Olympics.com|ja0}}
- {{Olympedia}}
{{Pan American Champions Archery Men Team}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Buffalo, New York
Category:American male archers
Category:Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Archers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in archery
Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Archers at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:World Archery Championships medalists
Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in archery
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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