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Who is Yusuf Dikec, the Turkish shooter who went viral at the 2024 Olympics? [Video]

Turkish pistol shooter Yusuf Dikec has gone viral on social media for his seemingly casual attitude while shooting his way to a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics.Related video above: Team USA competes in diverse sports at Paris OlympicsThe most-shared images show Dikec shooting in a T-shirt with one hand in his pocket, a seemingly standard pair of glasses and an impassive look on his face. He’s been likened to a regular guy competing at the Olympics, or even a hitman.The 51-year-old is no newcomer, though. He’s competed at every Summer Olympics since 2008.Some memes contrast Dikec with his Serbian opponent Damir Mikec, who was wearing a blinder over one eye, a lens over the other and a large pair of ear defenders.Did Dikec win a medal?He did, and it made history.Dikec and Sevval Ilayda Tarhan won the silver medal in mixed team 10-meter air pistol shooting Tuesday. It was …

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