Jamie Lynn Corkish

{{Short description|American sport shooter (born 1984)}}

{{BLP sources|date=August 2015}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Jamie Lynn Corkish

| birth_name = Jamie Lynn Beyerle

| fullname = Jamie Lynn Corkish

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| caption = Jamie Corkish (right) at 2012 Olympics

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| nationality = American

| residence = Meridian, Idaho, U.S.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|26}}

| birth_place = Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| height = 5 ft 2 in

| weight = 119 lb

| spouse = {{ubl |

| Mike Corkish (m. 2014)

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| country = {{flagicon|USA}} United States

| sport = Sport shooting

| event = AR40, STR3X20

| collegeteam = Alaska Nanooks

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| olympics = 2008, 2012

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{{MedalSport|Women's shooting}}

{{MedalCountry | {{USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold |2012 London|Women's 50 m rifle three positions}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold|2007 Rio de Janeiro|Women's 50 m rifle three positions}}

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Jamie Lynn Corkish (formerly Gray, née Beyerle,{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete%3Djamie-beyerle-gray/index.html |title=NBC Olympics profile for Jamie (Beyerle) Gray |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425054423/http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete%3Djamie-beyerle-gray/index.html |archivedate=April 25, 2012 |accessdate=May 9, 2017}} born May 26, 1984) is an American sport shooter who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

She was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. At the 2008 Summer 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/olympicsnow/la-sp-on-jamie-gray-20120804,0,7639003.story |title=Phoenix's Georganne Moline qualifies for London Olympics |last=Metcalfe |first=Jeff |date=August 4, 2012 |work=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=August 4, 2012}}

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.

Personal life

She retired from professional shooting due to a back injury.{{Cite web|title = Injury Forces Olympic Gold Medalist Jamie (Beyerle) Gray to Retire {{!}} USA Shooting|url = http://www.usashooting.org/news/2014/4/16/512-injury-forces-olympic-gold-medalist-jamie-beyerle-gray-to-retire|website = www.usashooting.org|accessdate = 2015-08-11}} 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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