Yusuf Dikeç
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Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Taşoluk, Göksun, Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey | 1 January 1973||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Military and sport trainer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Gazi University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Gendarmerie NCO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2001-present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Air pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10 m air pistol, 50 m pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Jandarma Gücü | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yusuf Dikeç (born 1 January 1973 in Taşoluk, Göksun, Kahramanmaraş Province) is a Turkish sport shooter competing in the pistol events. A retired non-commissioned officer of the Turkish Gendarmerie, the 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall athlete at 80 kg (180 lb) is a member of Jandarma Gücü Sports Club.[1][2]
Early years
Yusuf Dikeç was born 1973 in Taşoluk village of Göksun district in Kahramanmaraş Province. After his primary schooling in his village, he completed his secondary education in Göksun. In 1994, he enrolled to the Military School of Gendarmerie in Ankara. After graduation, he became a corporal and entered duty in Mardin. In 1999, Dikeç entered the Military School of Gendarmerie. After one year, he graduated in the rank of a sergeant. He served one year in Istanbul, and then was appointed to Jandarma Gücü in Ankara, the sports club of the Turkish Gendarmerie.[2][3]
In 2001, he began with sport shooting. Since then, Dikeç competes in the military national team as well as in the national team.[2][3]
He was educated in physical education and sports at Gazi University in Ankara.[1]
Career
He became several times Turkish champion and national record holder in different categories of pistol events.[2]
In 2006, Yusuf Dikeç set a new world record in 25 m center-fire pistol event at the CISM Military World Championships held in Rena, Norway scoring 597 points.[4]
Dikeç won the bronze medal in the 10 metre air pistol event at the 2012 ISSF World Cup Final held in Bangkok, Thailand.[5]
He qualified for participation in the 10 m air pistol men event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] He also took part in the 50 m pistol event without advancing to the final round.[6]
At the 2013 European Shooting Championships held in Osijek, Croatia from 21 July to 4 August, he became double gold medalist in 25 m standard pistol and 25 m center-fire pistol. He took also a silver medal in the 25 m standard team event with his teammates Fatih Kavruk and Murat Kılınç and another gold medal in the 25 m center-fire pistol team competition.[7] In the 50 m pistol event, he won another silver medal with his teammates Ömer Alimoğlu and İsmail Keleş.[8]
Achievements
References
- ^ a b c "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Atıcılık-Yusuf Dikeç" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Yusuf Dikeç" (in Turkish). Emekli Assubaylar. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Yusuf Dikeç" (in Turkish). Göksun Şehir Portalı. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b "CISM World Records Men". CISM. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ a b "2012 ISSF World Cup Final closed in Bangkok: China tops the medal count". ISSF. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Shooting,50m pistol (60 shots) men – Qualifying Round". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "Yusuf Dikec is a double gold winner". European Shooting Confederation. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Atıcılıkta gümüş geldi". Sabah (in Turkish). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Portrait of the Shooter-Dikec Yusuf TUR". ISSF. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "ISSF World Cup Munich 2011-Final Results/10 m Air Pistol Men". ISSF. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "ISSF World Cup Wroclaw 2011-Final Results/10 m Air Pistol Men". ISSF. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "ISSF World Cup Munich 2012 Rifle/Pistol -Final Results/10 m Air Pistol Men". ISSF. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "Yusuf Dikec Brings Turkey the First Gold in Osijek". European Shooting Confederation. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Milli atıcılar Hırvatistan'da bronz madalya kazandı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links
- Yusuf Dikec at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Yusuf Dikec at Olympics.com
- Yusuf Dikeç at Olympedia
- Yusuf Dikeç at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
- 1973 births
- People from Göksun
- Turkish male sport shooters
- Turkish Gendarmerie personnel
- Living people
- Olympic shooters for Turkey
- ISSF pistol shooters
- Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Gazi University alumni
- Shooters at the 2015 European Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey
- Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in shooting
- Shooters at the 2019 European Games
- Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Turkish people
- 21st-century Turkish people
- Shooters at the 2023 European Games
- European Games silver medalists for Turkey
- European Games medalists in shooting
- Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Military World Games silver medalists for Turkey
- Military World Games medalists in shooting