Let's Get to Know Yusuf Dikeç: No Eye Gear and Hand in Pocket Wins Silver at Olympics!
There was one individual who left a mark at the 2024 Paris Olympics! Turkish shooters, Yusuf Dikeç and İlayda Tarhan, who won the silver medal in the 10-meter air pistol event, brought immense pride to Turkey.
Yusuf Dikeç made headlines worldwide by competing with his hand in his pocket and without any equipment, alongside South Korean athletes. But who is Yusuf Dikeç?
Let's get to know Yusuf Dikeç a little closer.
Turkiye's national athletes Yusuf Dikeç and Şevval İlayda Tarhan, won a silver medal in the field of shooting!
The duo, who competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, raced in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team competition on Tuesday. They also won a silver medal!
The moments when Yusuf Dikeç won the silver medal made headlines around the world. Social media was literally overflowing with praises for Dikeç's achievement.
Dikeç managed to attract everyone's attention when he competed with ordinary glasses and one hand in his pocket alongside South Korean athletes. He had neither focus-enhancing glasses nor noise-cancelling headphones.
Upon learning that Yusuf Dikeç is both a shooting athlete and a soldier in the rank of Senior Sergeant Major in the Gendarmerie General Command, people started to research Dikeç's life.
Yusuf Dikeç was born on January 1, 1973, in the Göksun district of Kahramanmaraş, and received his undergraduate education at Gazi University School of Physical Education and Sports.
Dikeç, who completed his master's degree in Coaching at Selçuk University, has represented Turkey in the Olympics to date.
Turkish National Athlete, who participated in the Olympics for the first time in 2008, has competed in the Olympics a total of 4 times to date!
Yusuf Dikeç, who began his journey at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and continued with 2012 London, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, and 2020 Tokyo, achieved his highest success in London in 2012.
Yusuf Dikeç, who ranked 13th in the 2012 London Olympics, achieved success not only in the Olympics but also in international competitions.
Yusuf Dikeç won a bronze medal and a silver medal at the Mediterranean Games in 2013. In 2014, he achieved first place in the competition held in Grana.
Shall we take a look at Yusuf Dikeç's medals too?
Dikeç became a seven-time European Champion before the Olympics, including in the air pistol trio in Gyor.
In 2014, he became a double world champion in standard pistol and 25m center-fire pistol. In 2023, he won a silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team.
So, how did Yusuf Dikeç get started in shooting sports?
Dikeç gives the answer to this question in the Olympic badge. Yusuf Dikeç states, 'I started the sport of shooting after I began working as a non-commissioned officer at the General Command of Gendarmerie.'
The 'philosophy' written in Yusuf Dikeç's Olympic profile is even more intriguing!
Yusuf Dikeç expresses his philosophy of life with these words;
'Success does not come with your hands in your pockets.'
Apparently, it does!
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