RIO DE JANEIRO _ Corey Cogdell-Unrein, the wife of Bears lineman Mitch Unrein, won the bronze medal in women's trap shooting Sunday.
Competing against Spain's Fatima Galvez, the two finished the 15-target round tied with 13 each. In the shoot-off, Cogdell-Unrein won, claiming her second Olympic bronze.
This is Cogdell-Unrein's third Olympic games, but Unrein, a defensive end in his second season with the Bears, was unable to get away from training camp to join her in Rio and see her in the Olympics for the first time.
The Bears open their preseason schedule Thursday against the Broncos at Soldier Field.
Cogdell-Unrein won the bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She placed 11th in London four years ago.
Australia's Catherine Skinner won the gold, edging New Zealand Natalie Rooney in the final, 12-11.
Cogdell-Unrein and Unrein, who met on a blind date the day before Super Bowl XLV in 2011, enjoy hunting together, but football generally prevents Unrein from joining his wife in her pursuit of elk and deer. They try to arrange waterfowl hunting trips during the bye week each season.
"I am pretty proficient," Unrein said of his accuracy. "I can't even put it into words (how his wife shoots). You go out there and watch the Olympic shooters, and you're like, 'Oh, I can do that.' Then you step on the line with the shotgun in your hand, and you call for the target. It is so fast. Normal American trap goes 35 to 40 mph. When they shoot, the angles are more severe, and they go 60 to 80 mph."
