Jamie Beyerle
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Jamie Beyerle is an American
sport shooter.At the Beijing 2008 Olympics
, she has 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
.
Beyerle 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.
United States
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sport shooter.At the Beijing 2008 Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, she has placed 4th in Women's 10 metre air rifle
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 10 metre air rifle
During the competition, Kateřina Emmons equalled the world record for the qualification round, setting a new Olympic record of maximum 400 points, and then raised the Olympic final record by 1.5 points to 503.5...
and 5th in Women's 50 metre rifle three positions
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre rifle three positions
-Qualification round:EOR Equalled Olympic record – KN Kneeling position – PR Prone position – Q Qualified for final – ST Standing position-Final:OR Olympic record...
. She placed 2nd at the 2008 ISSF World Cup
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...
in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
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Beyerle got her start in shooting when she began with a BB gun
BB gun
BB guns are a type of air gun designed to shoot projectiles named BBs after the birdshot pellet of approximately the same size. These projectiles are usually spherical but can also be pointed; those are usually used for bird hunting. Modern day BB guns usually have a smoothbore barrel, with a bore...
program at the age of eight. She is a graduate of the University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska Fairbanks
The University of Alaska Fairbanks, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska System, and is abbreviated as Alaska or UAF....
and shot for its rifle team.