Yi Siling

Yi Siling (Chinese: 易思玲; pinyin: Yì Sīlíng; born May 6, 1989 in Guiyang, Hunan) is a Chinese female sport shooter specializing in 10 meter air rifle events, she is the gold medalists for 2012 Olympics, 2010 World Championships and 2010 Asian Games. Yi started shooting in 2007 and made her international debut in 2009. In 2010, she won the World Championships at 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.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yi.
Yi Siling
Personal information
Native name易思玲
Nickname(s)Shooting Beauty
NationalityChinese
Born (1989-05-06) May 6, 1989
Guiyang County, Hunan, China
Alma materZhuhai Sports School
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[1]
Sport
Country China
SportShooting
Event(s)
Coached byQiuping Zhang[1]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 - 1
World Championships 1 - -
Asian Games 1 - -
Olympic Games
2012 London 10m air rifle
2016 Rio de Janeiro 10m air rifle
World Championships
2010 Munich 10m air rifle
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou 10m air rifle

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 planned to try to defend her gold at the next Olympics,[5] but at the 2016 Olympics, she was only able to take home the bronze, with a score of 185.4 in the final.[6]

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

These records were made under the ISSR rules before its modification in 2013.

Current world records held in 10 metre air rifle
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)
 Yi Siling (CHN)		 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)
Final 505.6  Yi Siling (CHN) (400+105.6) 1 August 2010 Munich (GER)

See also

References
  1. "Siling Yi – Shooting". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  2. "Yi Siling Wins Olympic Gold Medal in Women's 10 m Air Rifle". Women of China. July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  3. "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.
  4. "Yi claims gold at women's 10 m rifle at Guangzhou Asiad". People's Daily. Xinhua. November 13, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  5. "Chinese markswoman Yi shoots down first London Games gold". People's Daily. Xinhua. July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  6. "Yi Siling Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
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