Yusuf Dikeç
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Born | (1973-01-01) 1 January 1973 (age 51) Göksun, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Military and sport trainer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Gazi University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Gendarmerie NCO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2001–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Air pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10 m air pistol, 50 m pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Jandarma Gücü | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yusuf Dikeç (born 1 January 1973) is a Turkish sport shooter competing in the pistol events. He is a retired non-commissioned officer of the Turkish Gendarmerie and a member of Jandarma Gücü Sports Club.[1][2] He has been subject to overnight fame and various Internet memes due to his casual attire combined with minimal equipment during the 2024 Summer Olympics in which he won a silver medal in the 10 meter air pistol mixed team event alongside his teammate Şevval İlayda Tarhan.[3] Dikeç used the following expression in his life philosophy on the official Olympic page: "Success doesn't come with your hands in your pockets."[4]
Early life
Yusuf Dikeç was born 1973 in Taşoluk village of Göksun district in Kahramanmaraş Province. After his primary schooling in his village, he completed his secondary education in Göksun. In 1994, he enrolled at the Military School of Gendarmerie in Ankara. After graduation, he became a corporal and entered duty in Mardin. In 1999, Dikeç re-entered the Military School of Gendarmerie. After one year, he graduated with the rank of sergeant serving in the Gendarmerie Special Public Security Command. He served one year in Istanbul, and then was appointed to Jandarma Gücü in Ankara, the sports club of the Turkish Gendarmerie.[2][5]
In 2001, he began sport shooting. Since then, Dikeç competes on the military national team as well as the national team.[2][5] He was educated in physical education and sports at Gazi University in Ankara.[1]
Sport career
Dikeç became the Turkish champion several times and is the national record holder in different categories of pistol events.[2]
In 2006, he set a new world record in 25 m center-fire pistol event at the CISM Military World Championships held in Rena, Norway, scoring 597 points.[6]
Dikeç won the bronze medal in the 10 metre air pistol event at the 2012 ISSF World Cup Final held in Bangkok, Thailand.[7]
He first participated in the Olympics in Beijing representing Turkey in 2008, at age 35, and competed again in 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024.[8] He qualified for participation in the 10 m air pistol men's event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] He also took part in the 50 m pistol event without advancing to the final round.[9]
At the 2013 European Shooting Championships held in Osijek, Croatia, from 21 July to 4 August, he became double gold medalist in 25 m standard pistol and 25 m center-fire pistol. He took also a silver medal in the 25 m standard team event with his teammates Fatih Kavruk and Murat Kılınç and another gold medal in the 25 m center-fire pistol team competition.[10] In the 50 m pistol event, he won another silver medal with his teammates Ömer Alimoğlu and İsmail Keleş.[11]
At the 2021 European Shooting Championships in Osijek, Croatia, he won the bronze medal with his teammates Serdar Demirel and İsmail Keleş in the 10 m Air Pistol Team event.[12]
2024 Summer Olympics and going viral
Dikeç and his teammate Şevval İlayda Tarhan won the silver medal in the 10 m air pistol Mixed team event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, losing to the Serbian team of Zorana Arunović and Damir Mikec in the final.[13] He thus became Turkey's oldest ever Olympic medallist, at the age of 51 years and 212 days.[14]
In this event, Dikeç went viral for his "seeming nonchalance" and "noticeably casual vibe". While many of his competitors wore large, bulky ear protectors, visors, and high-tech shooting glasses, Dikeç, at age 51, wore a jersey that resembled an ordinary T-shirt and regular eyeglasses, with barely noticeable earplugs, and shot with one hand casually tucked in his trouser pocket.[3][15][16] He was widely praised for his aura and charisma on social media.[17] Dikeç was compared to James Bond[18] or a hitman[19] on social media posts; Variety dubbed him the "Turkish John Wick."[20] Dikeç's casual appearance and his nonchalant pose became the subject of a number of Internet memes and were mimicked by other athletes at the Paris Olympics including Armand Duplantis, Nina Kennedy and Rojé Stona.[21] Dikeç embraced the memes, posting a compilation of them on his Instagram page.[22]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2003 | European Military Championships | Plzeň, Czech Republic | 2nd | ||
2004 | European Military Championships | Ankara, Turkey | 2nd | ||
2005 | XV Mediterranean Games | Almeria, Spain | 2nd | 10 m air pistol | 585 |
Balkan Championships | Romania | 2nd | |||
2006 | CISM World Championships | Rena, Norway | 1st | 25 m center-fire pistol | 597 WR |
2007 | Military World Games | Hyderabad, India | 2nd | 25 m rapid-fire pistol | |
Military Olympics | Brazil | 2nd | |||
2010 | CISM World Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 3rd | 25 m center-fire pistol | |
2011 | ISSF World Cup | Munich, Germany | 1st | 10 m air pistol | 687.3 |
ISSF World Cup Final | Wrocław, Poland | 3rd | 10 m air pistol | 682.9 | |
2012 | ISSF World Cup | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 10 m air pistol | 686.5 |
ISSF World Cup Final | Bangkok, Thailand | 3rd | 10 m air pistol | 684.5 | |
European Championships | Vierumäki, Finland | 2nd | 10 m pistol | ||
European Championships | Vierumäki, Finland | 2nd | 10 m pistol team | ||
2013 | XVII Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 2nd | 10 m air pistol | 577 |
1st | 50 m pistol | 555 | |||
European Championships | Osijek, Croatia | 1st | 25 m center-fire pistol | 590 | |
1st | 25 m center-fire pistol team | 1,741 | |||
1st | 25 m standard pistol | ||||
2nd | 25 m standard pistol team | ||||
2nd | 50 m pistol team | 1,665 | |||
2014 | ISSF World Championships | Granada, Spain | 1st | 25 m center-fire pistol | 588 |
1st | 25 m standard pistol | 581 | |||
2nd | 10 m air pistol | 582 | |||
3rd | 25 m standard pistol team | ||||
2016 | European Championships | Győr, Hungary | 1st | 10 m pistol | |
2018 | European Championships | Győr, Hungary | 1st | 10 m pistol | 241.6 |
2021 | European Championships | Osijek, Croatia | 3rd | 10 m pistol team | |
2022 | ISSF World Cup | Cairo, Egypt | 2nd | 10 m air pistol team | 869 |
Baku, Azerbaijan | 3rd | 10 m air pistol Mixed team | 578 | ||
2023 | ISSF World Cup | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1st | 10 m air pistol team | 867 |
European Games | Kraków-Małopolska, Poland | 2nd | 10 m air pistol team | ||
ISSF World Championships | Baku, Azerbaijan | 2nd | 10 m air pistol Mixed team | 581 | |
2024 | ISSF World Cup | Munich, Germany | 1st | 10 m air pistol Mixed team | 580 |
Summer Olympic Games | Paris, France | 2nd | 10 m air pistol Mixed team |
See also
- Kim Ye-ji, South Korean pistol shooter
- Choe Dae-han [kr], South Korean air rifle shooter
References
- ^ a b c "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Atıcılık-Yusuf Dikeç" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 8 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Yusuf Dikeç" (in Turkish). Emekli Assubaylar. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b Rachel Treisman (1 August 2024). "A conspicuously dressed-down shooter won Olympic silver. Then he went viral". NPR. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Yusuf Dikeç – Olympic page".
- ^ a b "Yusuf Dikeç" (in Turkish). Göksun Şehir Portalı. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "CISM World Records Men". CISM. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ "2012 ISSF World Cup Final closed in Bangkok: China tops the medal count". ISSF. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ Schwager-Patel, Nischel, "Meet Yusef Dikec Archived 5 August 2024 at the Wayback Machine", Olympics.com, 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Shooting,50m pistol (60 shots) men – Qualifying Round". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Yusuf Dikec is a double gold winner". European Shooting Confederation. 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Atıcılıkta gümüş geldi". Sabah (in Turkish). 30 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Milli atıcılar Hırvatistan'da bronz madalya kazandı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Paris Olimpiyat Oyunları'nda Yusuf Dikeç ve Şevval İlayda Tarhan ikilisinden gümüş madalya!". Fanatik (in Turkish). 30 July 2024. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Schwager-Patel, Nischal (3 August 2024). "Meet Yusuf Dikec: The Turkish shooter who has gone viral at the Paris 2024 Olympics". Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Morik, Ryan (31 July 2024). "Turkish Olympic pistol shooter goes viral after nonchalant composure leads to silver medal: 'Insane aura'". Fox News. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Tuysuz, Amy Woodyatt, Patrick Sung, Gul (1 August 2024). "Turkey's understated Olympic shooter Yusuf Dikeç bags silver medal and goes viral for 'insane aura'". CNN. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Is Olympic fame Yusuf Dikec really that cool in real life? His colleague shares the truth". The Economic Times. 4 August 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "'A bit famous now': Cool, casual Olympic shooters unfazed by internet storm". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Viral Turkish shooter reacts to his 'hitman' memes at Paris Olympics: 'Looked calm, but…'". www.hindustantimes.com. 4 August 2024. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (5 August 2024). "Paris Olympics' Most Viral Stars: The Bulge, Turkey's John Wick and Pommel Horse Pro". Variety.
- ^ Ben Church (9 August 2024). "Turkey's viral Olympian Yusuf Dikeç inspires new celebration with nonchalant stance". CNN. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Who is Yusuf Dikec, the Turkish shooter who has gone viral at the Paris Olympics?". South China Morning Post. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
External links
- Yusuf Dikec at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Yusuf Dikec at Olympics.com
- Yusuf Dikec at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Yusuf Dikeç at Olympedia
- Yusuf Dikeç at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Yusuf Dikeç at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
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