Yi Siling
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| Native name | 易思玲 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Shooting Beauty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 6, 1989 Guiyang County, Hunan, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Zhuhai Sports School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Qiuping Zhang[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yi Siling (Chinese: 易思玲; pinyin: Yì Sīlíng; born May 6, 1989) is a Chinese female sport shooter. She started shooting in 2007 and made her international debut in 2009. In 2010, she won the World Championships in the 10m air rifle and became the first person to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the Olympics, she captured the first gold medal of the games by winning the 10 m air rifle event.
Athletic career
Yi Siling was born in Guiyang County, Hunan, Guangzhou County Air Force, China.[1][2] She started shooting in 2007 and made her international debut in 2009.[1]
In 2009, Yi won silver at the Asian Championships in the 10m air rifle with a score of 502.9.[1] The next year, she won the event at the 2010 Asian Games with a score of 504.9.[1] Before the World Championships, she was diagnosed with kidney stones and had to undergo surgery. She made a full recovery and finished first at the World Championships with a score of 505.6.[1] In the process, she set a new world record and became the first person to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
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.[5] In Olympic competition she scored 399 out of a possible 400 in the preliminary round, tying for first place with Sylwia Bogacka. In the finals at the Royal Artillery Barracks, she turned in a score of 10+ on every shot, while Bogacka had a costly 9.7 on shot eight of ten.[5] Thus, Yi out shot Sylwia Bogacka 103.9 to 103.2 in the finals to win the first gold medal of the 2012 Summer Olympics with a total score of 502.9.[5] Of her victory, Yi commented "My stability help me a lot today and at the same time I think I'm quite lucky".[5]
Including her Olympic win, Yi has won ten medals and made the finals 13 times in 16 career events.[3] She has announced that she plans to try to defend her gold at the next Olympics.[5]
Personal life
Yi attended Zhuhai Sports School in Zhuhai, China for her education. Before taking up shooting, she tried track and field and dancing.[1] She is nicknamed "Shooting Beauty" due to her good looks.[1]
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.[5]
Records
| Current world records held in 10 metre air rifle | ||||||
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| Women | Qualification | 400 |  Seo Sun-hwa (KOR) Gao Jing (CHN) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Du Li (CHN) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Suma Shirur (IND) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) Monika Haselsberger (AUT) Barbara Lechner (GER) Zhao Yinghui (CHN) Wu Liuxi (CHN) Du Li (CHN) Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) Kateřina Emmons (CZE) Lioubov Galkina (RUS) |
April 12, 2002 April 22, 2002 August 24, 2002 June 4, 2003 June 14, 2003 February 13, 2004 February 22, 2004 April 22, 2004 March 5, 2005 April 11, 2005 June 11, 2005 October 4, 2006 May 24, 2008 August 9, 2008 November 5, 2008 |
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) |
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| Final | 505.6 | Yi Siling (CHN) (400+105.6) |
August 1, 2010 | Munich (GER) | ||
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 "Siling Yi – Shooting". London 2012. 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Yi Siling of China wins 10-meter air rifle, claims 1st gold medal of the London Olympics". Washington Post. Associated Press. July 28, 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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Chinese markswoman Yi shoots down first London Games gold". People's Daily. Xinhua. July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
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