Wang Yifu

Who is Wang Yifu?

Wang Yifu is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and in terms of Olympic medals one of the most successful sport shooters of all times, being the only shooter with six individual Olympic medals. He specializes in the 50 m Pistol and 10 m Air Pistol events. He is the only shooter to have won two gold medals in men's 10 metre air pistol.

Wang won his first Olympic medal in the Los Angeles games at the age of 23. After this, the Air Pistol event was added to the program, and this is where he has achieved his greatest accomplishments. He won the 1992 gold medal only days after a new medal in the 50 m event. His three attempts to repeat the victory have provided impressive results and very tight duels:

In 1996, Wang had a two-point pre-final lead over Roberto Di Donna, and seemed to be the clear winner until in the last shot he got only 6.5, and lost the gold medal by the closest possible margin, 0.1 points. Related to this was a collapse due to medical issues coupled with the extreme heat in Atlanta that day.