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Yusuf Dikeç
Personal information
Born (1973-01-01) 1 January 1973 (age 51)
Taşoluk, Göksun, Turkey
EducationMilitary and sport trainer
Alma materGazi University
OccupationGendarmerie NCO
Years active2001–present
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAir pistol
Event(s)10 m air pistol, 50 m pistol
ClubJandarma Gücü
Medal record
Shooting
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris 10 m air pistol Mixed team
ISSF World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Granada 25 m c-f pistol
Gold medal – first place 2014 Granada 25 m std pistol
Silver medal – second place 2014 Granada 10 m air pistol
Silver medal – second place 2023 Baku 10 m air pistol Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Granada 25 m std pistol team
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 10 m air pistol team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Osijek 25 m c-f pistol
Gold medal – first place 2013 Osijek 25 m std pistol
Gold medal – first place 2013 Osijek 25 m c-f pistol team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Győr pistol
Gold medal – first place 2018 Győr pistol
Gold medal – first place 2024 Győr 10 m air pistol team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Vierumäki pistol
Silver medal – second place 2012 Vierumäki pistol team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Osijek 25 m std pistol team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Osijek 50 m pistol team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Osijek 10 m air pistol team
ISSF World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Munich 10 m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Wrocław 10 m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Munich 10 m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Bangkok 10 m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baku 10 m air pistol Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jakarta 10 m air pistol team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Munich 10 m air pistol Mixed team
CISM World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Rena 25 m c-f pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Zagreb 25 m c-f pistol
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin 50 m pistol
Silver medal – second place 2005 Almeria 10 m air pistol
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin 10 m air pistol
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Hyderabad Military rapid fire pistol

Yusuf Dikeç (born 1 January 1973) is a Turkish sport shooter who competes 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

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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

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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

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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 praised on social media for this unusual attitude towards a global sporting event.[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]

Following the 2024 Summer Olympics, Dikeç sought to register his shooting pose as a trademark in Turkey.[23]

Achievements

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Representing  Turkey
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Yusuf Dikeç" (in Turkish). Emekli Assubaylar. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Yusuf Dikeç". Paris 2024 Olympics.
  5. ^ a b "Yusuf Dikeç" (in Turkish). Göksun Şehir Portalı. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  6. ^ "CISM World Records Men". CISM. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Schwager-Patel, Nischel, "Meet Yusef Dikec Archived 5 August 2024 at the Wayback Machine", Olympics.com, 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Shooting,50m pistol (60 shots) men – Qualifying Round". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Atıcılıkta gümüş geldi". Sabah (in Turkish). 30 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Milli atıcılar Hırvatistan'da bronz madalya kazandı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ Schwager-Patel, Nischal (3 August 2024). "Meet Yusuf Dikec: The Turkish shooter who has gone viral at the Paris 2024 Olympics". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "'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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ Ritman, Alex (5 August 2024). "Paris Olympics' Most Viral Stars: The Bulge, Turkey's John Wick and Pommel Horse Pro". Variety.
  21. ^ Ben Church (9 August 2024). "Turkey's viral Olympian Yusuf Dikeç inspires new celebration with nonchalant stance". CNN. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "Turkish star Yusuf Dikec wants to trademark his viral Olympic shooting stance. What it means". The Economic Times. 3 September 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
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