Yi Siling (; born May 6, 1989 in

Guiyang Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, ...

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to ...

) is a

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female sport shooter specializing in

10 meter air rifle 10 metre air rifle (N.B. For "Meter" in this article – read "Metre") is an International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) shooting event, shot at a bullseye target over a distance of using a calibre air rifle with a maximum weight of . It ...

events, she is the gold medalists for

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, 2010 World Championships and

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...

. Yi started shooting in 2007 and made her international debut in 2009. In 2010, she won the World Championships at the

10m air rifle 10 metre air rifle (N.B. For "Meter" in this article – read "Metre") is an ISSF shooting events, International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) shooting event, bullseye shooting, shot at a bullseye target over a distance of using a .177 calibe ...

and became the first person to qualify for the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. 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 Guiyang County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Chenzhou prefecture-level City. Located on the southern part of the province, it is adjacent to the east of the city proper in Chenzhou. The county is bo ...

, Chenzhou,

, China. She joined Guangdong Province Shooting Team in 2007 after graduation from Zhuhai Sports School and made her international debut in 2009. In 2009, Yi won silver at the Asian Championships in the

with a score of 502.9. The next year, she won the event at the 2010

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

with a score of 504.9. 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. In the process, she set a new world record and became the first person to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics. 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. Yi entered the 2012 Olympics ranked number one in the world at the 10 m air rifle. In Olympic competition she scored 399 out of a possible 400 in the preliminary round, tying for first place with

Sylwia Bogacka Sylwia Katarzyna Bogacka (born October 3, 1981) is a Polish sports shooter. Bogacka was born in Jelenia Góra, Poland. Bogacka studied sociology at the University of Zielona Góra. She first competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Four years late ...

. 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. Thus, Yi out shot

103.9 to 103.2 in the finals to win the first gold medal of the

with a total score of 502.9. Of her victory, Yi commented "My stability help me a lot today and at the same time I think I'm quite lucky". Including her Olympic win, Yi has won ten medals and made the finals 13 times in 16 career events. She planned to try to defend her gold at the next Olympics, but at the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

, she was only able to take home the bronze, with a score of 185.4 in the final.

Personal life

Yi attended Zhuhai Sports School in

Zhuhai Zhuhai (, ; Yale: ''Jyūhói''), also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, on the southeastern edge of Pearl ...

, China for her education in 2004 after her dropped out school because of financial problem. In Zhuhai Sports School, everything for students were almost free. Before taking up shooting, she tried

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

and

dancing Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire ...

. She is nicknamed "Shooting Beauty" due to her good looks. 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.

Records

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

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Athletic career

Personal life

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