{"id":14351,"date":"2024-08-09T17:14:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=14351"},"modified":"2024-08-09T17:14:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T15:14:27","slug":"what-is-known-about-the-olympian-shooter-who-went-viral-made-the-web-talk-about-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=14351","title":{"rendered":"What Is Known about the Olympian Shooter Who Went Viral & Made the Web Talk about Him?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2024 Paris Olympics have been quite eventful, and one person who went viral on social media is participant Yusuf Dike\u00e7. The shooter had tongues wagging due to his casual attitude during the competition. Let’s get to know him better.<\/p>\n

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\nYusuf Dike\u00e7, a Turkish Olympic silver medalist shooter who shoots without special equipment, after arriving at Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkiye, on August 1, 2024 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

Who Is the Viral Pistol Shooter?
\nDike\u00e7 was Turkey’s secret weapon at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The pistol shooter went viral for appearing too calm while partaking in a contest. He has since garnered attention as a social media meme, with some showing him in contrast to Serbia’s shooter Damir Mikec.<\/p>\n

While Dike\u00e7 looked super casual in a white Olympics T-shirt, black pants, and what appeared to be a standard pair of glasses, he sported a cold, almost bored look on his face. The shooter looked as if he knew he would win a medal regardless of his actions.<\/p>\n

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\nYusuf Dike\u00e7 competes in the shooting 10m air pistol mixed team match at the Paris Olympic Games on July 30, 2024, in Chateauroux, France | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Turkish man didn’t have the normal noise-canceling and buffering headsets like the other contestants; he wore normal earplugs. With one hand in his pocket as he aimed, people likened him to a hitman or a regular guy.<\/p>\n

Mikec, on the other hand, wore shooter glasses that had a lens over one eye and a blinder over the other. He also wore a large pair of ear protectors.<\/p>\n

While some might believe that Dike\u00e7 is a newcomer to the sport and the Olympics, he’s been around for a long time.<\/p>\n

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\nYusuf Dike\u00e7 poses for a photo at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey on August 1, 2024 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

The 51-year-old has actually been at all the Summer Olympic Games since 2008. His cool, calm, and collected attitude landed him an impressive Olympic silver medal in Paris. He and his teammate, Sevval Ilayda Tarhan, took home the medal after competing in a mixed team 10-meter air pistol shooting competition on July 30, 2024.<\/p>\n

The win was significant for his country as it was its first Olympic shooting medal. In contrast to her teammate, Tarhan competed while wearing a visor, ear protectors, and what appeared to be the same glasses as Dike\u00e7’s.<\/p>\n

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