Jake Kaminski

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Jake Kaminski
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Kaminski in 2014
Personal information
BornAugust 11, 1988 (1988-08-11) (age 36)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm) [1]
Medal record
Men's recurve archery
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Belek Team
World Cup Final
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Edinburgh Mixed Team
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Las Vegas Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Las Vegas Individual
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team
Pan-American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Guadalajara Individual

Jake Kaminski (born August 11, 1988) [2] is an American archer. [3]

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Personal life

Kaminski was born in Buffalo, New York [4] 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. [5]

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. [6] 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. [7]

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References

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  2. London GMT (August 11, 1988). "Athlete Profiles: Jake Kaminski | NBC Olympics". M.nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. London2012.com
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  7. U.S. Men's Archery Team Honored To Win Second Straight Olympic Silver. Team USA. 2016.