Turkish Olympian Yusuf Dikeç sparks Memes amid Viral Photo in Shooting Competition
Tyler Conway@@jtylerconwayFeatured Columnist IVJuly 31, 2024
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Some Olympic athletes emerge as stars by being dominant at their sport. Others are just really cool.
The rare few are both.
Turkish Olympic shooter Yusuf Dikeç joined rarefied air Wednesday when he sparked a meme-fest during his silver medal-winning effort in the air pistol mixed team competition.
Bleacher Report @BleacherReportYusuf Dikeç was BUILT for this 💯💪
(via @JWJThomas, @euronews) pic.twitter.com/6ICY8uCFFe
Bleacher Report @BleacherReportTurkish shooter Dikec Yusuf is a legend for this 🤣🔥
(h/t @PicturesFoIder, @TurkishArc) pic.twitter.com/XPW1SaUbf3
The Olympic Games @OlympicsThe Olympic #shootingsport stars we didn’t know we needed.
🇰🇷 Kim Yeji 🤝 Yusuf Dikeç 🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/gfkyGjFg4I
Joe Pompliano @JoePomplianoI love how everyone uses specialized lenses for shooting to avoid blur and increase precision…
But then Turkey sends out a guy who looks like he just picked up the gun for fun and wins silver.
(h/t @paposfut) pic.twitter.com/KXHCHDccpp
Warren Sharp @SharpFootballinsane aura
51-yr old Yusuf Dikec of Turkey shows up to the Olympics for shooting without special lenses…
without ear protection…
hand in his pocket & both eyes open…
and casually takes home a silver medal pic.twitter.com/qRB3kwRZmz
In a competition where many athletes use every bit of tech to maximize their performance, Dikeç was completely lo-fi, using only regular seeing glasses and a fully relaxed pose. He and Şevval İlayda Tarhan finished second behind only the Serbian duo of Zorana Arunović and Damir Mikec.
The 51-year-old Dikeç has long been one of the most accomplished shooters in all of Europe, but this is his first Olympic medal.
