Turkish Olympic Target Shooter Goes Viral for Winning Silver With ‘Just a Pair of Glasses’
With one hand in his pants pocket, Yusuf Dikeç "casually" scored Turkey's first-ever olympic medal for shooting
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Olympic target shooting historically doesn’t get much attention at most Summer Games — until pistol marksman Yusuf Dikeç and his “insane aura” came along.
The Turkish athlete went viral after winning silver in the team competition — with one hand in his pocket and what appeared to be a pair of reading glasses, as opposed to his competitors who sport cyborg-like specs and other specialty equipment. He insisted he didn’t need all the fancy gear to bring home some hardware.
“I did not need special equipment. I’m a natural, a natural shooter,” Dikec told Turkish media.
In Olympic shooting, they use equipment like:
— Turkish Archives (@TurkishArc) July 31, 2024
> A lens to avoid blur
> A lens for better precision
> ear protectors for noise
Then a Turkish guy (Dikeç) came and won a silver medal with just a pair of GLASSES. pic.twitter.com/tobbeIifiS
Many sharpshooting competitors wear special glasses to obscure vision in one eye, which are allowed, and ear protection. Dikeç’s casual, hand-in-his pocket approach took the internet by storm.
Dikeç has been thrown into the public eye overnight and according to one X (formerly twitter) user, has become the “most famous man on earth.” Since the event, there have been countless memes and posts about the athlete.
“This is what you call aura … Yusuf Dikec of Turkey shows up without any specialist equipment for shooting, looking like he just came out of the crowd and gave it a go,” LADibble wrote on X.
This is what you call aura
— LADbible (@ladbible) July 31, 2024
51-year-old Yusuf Dikec of Turkey shows up without any specialist equipment for shooting, looking like he just came out of the crowd and gave it a go… he just casually took home silver at the Olympicspic.twitter.com/ANrB7PyfxP
Lots of people have been making jokes about Dikeç’s casual nature in comparison to his fellow Olympians, who went all out on their style and gear.
Gen Z vs Gen X
— Jeanine Calkin (wants Tim Walz for VP) (@jeaninecalkin) August 1, 2024(Yusuf Dikeç 73) pic.twitter.com/wO3ibEx6rY
The 51-year-old has been patiently waiting for his moment to shine – he’s competed at every Summer Olympics since 2008. This was Turkey’s first-ever medal in Olympic shooting.
Dikeç isn’t the only “legend” to come out of this year’s shooting competitions. For completely opposite reasons, South Korea’s Kim Yej went viral for her “sci-fi” looking attire and “Main Character Energy.”
“This girl is a movie character like how is she real?” another user posted on X.
Korean shooters are such badass
— #FreeDaraSingh (@Ravi3pathi) July 30, 2024
Here is Kim Ye-ji casually breaking the world record and winning gold in #OlympicGames
Looks as if she is straight out of a Park Chan-wook moviepic.twitter.com/jB6wDAEZTN
It’s safe to say that these two have not only won olympic medals, but also the hearts of everyone on the internet.
I’m assembling one last team https://t.co/Llw1cO9EOf pic.twitter.com/jckD0P1Lfh
— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan) August 1, 2024
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