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Kim Ye-ji (Korean: 김예지; born 4 September 1992) is a South Korean pistol shooter. Her performances at the 2024 ISSF World Cup and 2024 Summer Olympics, in which she set a world record in the 25 meter pistol women and won the silver medal in the women's 10 metre air pistol, prompted her to go viral online.
Biography
[edit]Kim was born in Danyang, South Korea.[1] She graduated from Danyang Middle School, Chungbuk Physical Education High School,[2] and Kyongbuk Science College.[3]
In 2010, Kim appeared at her first ISSF World Shooting Championships in Munich where she took the bronze in the junior category of the women's 10 meter air pistol.[4] In 2024, she contested that year's Asian Shooting Championships, where she won a silver medal in the 25 meter pistol women.[5] She then contested the 2024 ISSF World Cup, where she won a bronze in Munich in the 25 meter pistol women.[6] In Baku, Kim won a silver in the 10 meter air pistol,[7] before setting a world record in the women's 25 meter pistol event en route to taking gold, with a score of 42.[8]
She contested the 2024 Summer Olympics later that year, where she finished with silver at that games' women's 10 meter air pistol behind her Korean compatriot Oh Ye-jin.[9] She performed in a short ponytail and while clutching a small stuffed elephant belonging to her daughter.[10] During the 2024 Summer Olympics, Kim went viral on social media for her charisma, with many social media commentators comparing her to the fictional characters James Bond and Satoru Gojo.[10] Following her virality, a clip of her performance from the 2024 ISSF World Cup, in which she sported a backward cap, sharp bob,[10][11] Terminator-style glasses,[12] and an icy glare and told a reporter that she had "nothing to improve," also went viral.[10] For this, some dubbed her the "coolest person on the planet,"[13] others complimented her "main character energy,"[12] and GQ described her as the games' first breakout star.[14]
See also
[edit]- Yusuf Dikeç, Turkish sport shooter
References
[edit]- ^ "Kim Yeji". 2024 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "'단양의 딸 김예지' 월드스타 되다". 제천단양뉴스 (in Korean). 1 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ 박, 태정 (1 August 2024). "공기권총 메달리스트 오예진·김예지, 경북과학대 선후배 화제". Kyongbuk Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "ISSF Athlete Database - Yeji Kim". issf-sports.org. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Final SPW at the 2024 Asian Championships In Jakarta" (PDF). issf-sports.org. 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Final SPW at the 2024 World Cup In Munich" (PDF). issf-sports.org. 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Final APW at the 2024 World Cup In Baku" (PDF). issf-sports.org. 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Korea's Kim beats team-mate Yang's 25m pistol women world record at Baku World Cup". International Shooting Sport Federation. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "10m Air Pistol Women's Final Results". 2024 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Yam, Kimmy (1 August 2024). "South Korean sharpshooter Kim Ye-ji has become the unlikely breakout star of the Olympics". NBC News. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Yeung, Jessie (31 July 2024). "The internet is in love with South Korea's record-breaking Olympic shooter". CNN. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ a b Corlett, Eva (31 July 2024). "South Korea's 'coolest' markswoman Kim Yeji shoots to fame after Paris Olympics". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Lo, Hoi-ying (31 July 2024). "South Korean Olympic shooter Kim Ye-ji crowned the 'coolest person on the planet'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ Cartter, Eileen (30 July 2024). "South Korean Sharpshooter Kim Yeji Is the 2024 Olympics' First Breakout Style Star". GQ. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Kim breaking the world record on YouTube published by Guardian Sport