Yi Siling
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Native name | 易思玲 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Shooting Beauty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | STR3X20 (50m rifle 3 positions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Qiuping Zhang[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yi Siling (
Athletic career
Yi Siling was born in Guiyang County, Chenzhou, Hunan, China.[1][2] She joined Guangdong Province Shooting Team in 2007 after graduation from Zhuhai Sports School[3] and made her international debut in 2009.[1]
In 2009, Yi won silver at the Asian Championships in the
In 2011, Yi placed second at the Asian Championships in the 10 m air rifle with a score of 501.1. In 2012, she won the event with a score of 502.2.[1]
Yi entered the 2012 Olympics ranked number one in the world at the 10 m air rifle.
Including her Olympic win, Yi has won ten medals and made the finals 13 times in 16 career events.[4] She planned to try to defend her gold at the next Olympics,[6] but at the 2016 Olympics, she was only able to take home the bronze, with a score of 185.4 in the final.[7]
Personal life
Yi attended
After the 2012 Olympics, Yi said she planned to take a vacation and spend time with her family. "I have been away from home for more than a year and now I miss my family a lot," she said.[6]
Records
These records were made under the ISSR rules before its modification in 2013.
Current world records held in 10 metre air rifle
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Women | Qualification | 400 | ![]() |
12 April 2002 22 April 2002 24 August 2002 4 June 2003 14 June 2003 13 February 2004 22 February 2004 22 April 2004 5 March 2005 11 April 2005 11 June 2005 4 October 2006 24 May 2008 9 August 2008 5 November 2008 1 August 2010 |
Sydney (AUS) Shanghai (CHN) Munich (GER) Zagreb (CRO) Munich (GER) Kuala Lumpur (MAS) Bangkok (THA) Athens (GRE) Tallinn (EST) Changwon (KOR) Munich (GER) Granada (ESP) Milan (ITA) Beijing (CHN) Bangkok (THA) Munich (GER) |
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Final | 505.6 | ![]() |
1 August 2010 | Munich (GER) | edit |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Siling Yi – Shooting". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ "Yi Siling Wins Olympic Gold Medal in Women's 10 m Air Rifle". Women of China. July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ a b "Àoyùn zhūhǎi jiàn'ér zhī yì sī líng yīnwèi zhūhǎi cáinéng jìxù shèjí mèng" 奥运珠海健儿之易思玲 因为珠海才能继续射击梦. gd.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 2016-08-11.
- ^ a b "Yi Siling of China wins 10-meter air rifle, claims 1st gold medal of the London Olympics". Washington Post. Associated Press. July 28, 2012. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ "Yi claims gold at women's 10 m rifle at Guangzhou Asiad". People's Daily. Xinhua. November 13, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Chinese markswoman Yi shoots down first London Games gold". People's Daily. Xinhua. July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
- ^ "Yi Siling Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
External links
- Yi Siling at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Yi Siling at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Siling Yi at Olympics.com