Yang Jiin
Yang Jin of the Republic of Korea won gold in the women’s 25m pistol shooting at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the country’s first title in the event since London 2012.Yang, the world No. 1, defeated France’s Camille Jedrzejewski 4-1 in a dramatic shoot-off to secure victory.
“I was so nervous and thinking, ‘What should I do in this situation?'” Yang said of the dramatic finish. “But I kept reminding myself that I had to stay calm to win this event.
“I’m so honoured to have won the gold. I am very proud that our country’s flag will fly high.”
Jedrzejewski won silver for France, their first shooting medal at Paris 2024 and the first medal in women’s shooting for the hosts since 2012.
The 22-year-old began her sporting career in modern pentathlon but switched to shooting in 2017 as it was her strongest event in the pentathlon.
Bronze was won by Hungary’s Veronika Major, who led the qualifying round with a score of 592-27x, equalling the Olympic qualification record. It is Hungary’s first medal in the women’s 25m pistol event and their first Olympic medal in women’s shooting since Athens 2004.
Major was the junior world champion in the 10m running target in 2014 and 2016, but switched to pistol shooting after the running target event was dropped from the Olympic programme.
Georgia’s Nino Salukvadze, 55, made history by competing at her 10th Olympic Games. She has competed at every Olympic Games since Seoul 1988, a record she shares with Canada’s Ian Millar, who competes in equestrian.