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Yusuf Dikeç

1973 - Today

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Yusuf Dikeç (born 1 January 1973) is a Turkish sport shooter who competes in the pistol events and won the world and European champions multiple times. He is a retired non-commissioned officer of the Turkish Gendarmerie and a member of Jandarma Gücü Sports Club. He has been subject to overnight fame and various Internet memes due to his casual attire combined with minimal equipment during the 2024 Summer Olympics in which he won a silver medal in the 10 meter air pistol mixed team event alongside his teammate Şevval İlayda Tarhan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yusuf Dikeç is the 506th most popular athlete (down from 368th in 2019), the 1,032nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,034th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yusuf Dikeç ranks 506 out of 6,025. Before him are József Csermák, Saverio Ragno, Lauri Lehtinen, Donald Lippincott, Naftali Temu, and Mildred McDaniel. After him are Lawrence Stevens, Alfred Swahn, Yevgeniya Sechenova, Gustaf Söderström, Leo Sexton, and Yang Chuan-kwang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Yusuf Dikeç ranks 127. Before him are Fatih Akin, Brandi Love, Nikolai Valuev, Martín Palermo, Jennifer Esposito, and David Belle. After him are Jason White, Semmy Schilt, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ioan Gruffudd, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and Gabriela Spanic.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Yusuf Dikeç ranks 1,032 out of 1,347. Before him are Paris Pişmiş (1911), Hrachia Acharian (1876), Seyla Benhabib (1950), Antony II of Constantinople (829), Gessius Florus (100), and Ferzan Özpetek (1959). After him are Bayram Şit (1930), Krikor Zohrab (1861), Doğu Perinçek (1942), John X of Constantinople (1200), Mleh, Prince of Armenia (1200), and Rufus of Ephesus (100).

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Among ATHLETES In Türkiye

Among athletes born in Türkiye, Yusuf Dikeç ranks 2. Before him are Georgios Orphanidis (1859). After him are Kazım Ayvaz (1938), Ahmet Ayık (1938), Ruhi Sarıalp (1924), Müzahir Sille (1931), Mehmet Akif Pirim (1968), Mahmut Demir (1970), Nur Tatar (1992), Süreyya Ayhan (1978), Sibel Özkan (1988), and Nurcan Taylan (1983).

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