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[-] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Can anyone explain to me why this guy became a meme? I'm out of the loop

[-] Soggy@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago

Most competitive shooters are using special equipment and he looks comparatively very casual.

[-] PassingDuchy@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Most Olympic athletes are young and wear fashion athletic clothes donated by endorsers who help pay them. In addition in the shooting category you're (as I understand it) allowed a certain amount of tech to help you out. This man is older, didn't wear the endorsed fashion clothes or the tech and won ~~gold~~ silver so he feels like a rare "every man" win in the Olympics. He is not an "every man" (believe he's a decorated military and police man in his country), but a lot more people can relate to him winning ~~gold~~ silver than a 14 year old who's been training for this since diapers in a fashion house outfit.

[-] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago

He won silver in the pairs event.

[-] PassingDuchy@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Oof I feel bad for his partner had no idea he was in pairs from the way he's been talked/meme'd about....

[-] sheogorath@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

He got silvers because of his teammate.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

That’s still silver.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

He went pow pow at the Olympics

[-] tinyVoltron@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Those little guns go pew pew.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 6 points 3 months ago

It's more like puff puff because they're air pistols

this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2024
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