Yusuf Dikeç's Rise to Meme Glory

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Yusuf Dikeç, aka "Yusuf the Olympic Shooter," is a Turkish sport shooter who won gold and the internet's heart, sparking a wave of memes and viral fame with his stoic reactions and sharpshooting skills.

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00:00Overall, the pistol events at the Summer Olympics have been mega-viral because of all the cool

00:11gadgets and futuristic looks at the events.

00:13However, one man shined through all the competition for looking like a dad at a backyard barbeque.

00:18Meet Turkey's Yusef Dikech.

00:19He's not a hitman, he's just very nonchalant, requiring no special equipment, just his hand

00:24in his pocket and reading glasses on his face.

00:26The internet is slowly learning about the athlete, who won a silver medal this week.

00:30He's a cat lover and a veteran.

00:32He's quickly gaining fan art on the Japanese internet, too.

00:34If he and Kim Yeji ever got a movie together, it'd be a record-breaking box office smash.

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