Turkish pistol shooter Yusuf Dikec is officially an Olympic icon. His one-arm shooting stance is taking over the world stage.
To be an Olympic pistol shooter, you obviously need to be excellent at what you do. But, if you’re Yusuf Dikec, you’re so good that you don’t even need protective equipment.
That’s right. Yusuf didn’t use anything en route to a silver medal — just his glasses, a hand in his pocket and a whole lot of guts. Of course, people went wild over his performance — creating a ton of memes — because what kind of stone-cold human being do you have to be to pull THIS off?
No fancy lenses. No headphones. Just vibes.
Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec was cool as a cucumber en route to silver in the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team. #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/p7yu1hXl5x
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) August 1, 2024
Eventually, another Olympian, pole vaunter Mondo Duplantis, learned about the pistol shooter so many were talking about and paid tribute to Dikec after setting a world record.
Iconic celebration
Armand Duplantis hit us with the Yusuf Dikec stance after setting an Olympic pole vault record #Paris2024 #Olympics #BBCOlympics pic.twitter.com/HnM9dxYwHQ
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 5, 2024
But, at this point, the celebration has surpassed Yusuf and Mondo. It’s officially a thing, and it’s oozing into so many Olympic sports.
From this morning in Marathon Swimming. https://t.co/OGOGLfqkYi pic.twitter.com/aWeGYM08b9
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 9, 2024
Yes, it's a thing.
Athletes at the Olympics and beyond are striking the cool stance of Turkish silver medalist Yusuf Dikec, who broke the internet. #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/QnFjplQcPt
— DW Sports (@dw_sports) August 8, 2024
Naturally, Yusuf totally downplayed his celebration with an incredible one-liner. What a guy.
Yusuf Dikec has his say on his viral celebration #Paris2024 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/Gmy7DeZNPn
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 9, 2024
