Jamie Lynn Gray

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Jamie Lynn Gray
Personal information
Birth name Jamie Lynn Beyerle
Full name Jamie Lynn Gray
Nationality American
Born (1984-05-26) May 26, 1984
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight 119 lb (54 kg)
Sport
Country United States United States of America
Sport Sports shooting
Event(s) AR40, STR3X20
College team University of Alaska Fairbanks
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2008,2012
Highest world ranking 1

Jamie Lynn Gray (née Beyerle)[1] (born May 26, 1984 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is an American sport shooter who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

At the Beijing 2008 Olympics, 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 Summer Olympics, Gray won the gold medal in women's 50 meter rifle three positions. She sets Olympic records with 592 points in the qualification round and 691.9 total points including the final.[2]

Gray 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

Gray previously competed under her maiden name Jamie Lynn Beyerle.[1] Gray married fellow USA shooter and Army Marksmanship Unit shooter Hank Gray in September 2011.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 NBC Olympics profile for Jamie (Beyerle) Gray
  2. Metcalfe, Jeff (August 4, 2012). "Phoenix's Georganne Moline qualifies for London Olympics". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 4, 2012. 

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