Her performances at the 2024 ISSF World Cup and 2024 Summer Olympics, in which she set a world record in the 25 meter pistol women and won the silver medal in the women's 10 metre air pistol, prompted her to go viral online. Kim was born in Danyang, South Korea. [1] .

Jul 31, 2024 · She’s Kim Yeji, the 31-year-old South Korean sharpshooter who has taken social media by storm following her appearance at the Paris Olympics. Kim won silver at the 10-meter air pistol event on...

Kim is the first South Korean woman to win an Olympic gold medal in fencing and the second South Korean to win any Olympic medal in fencing after Nam Hyun-hee's silver medal in individual women's foil at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Kim Ye-ji, a 31-year-old South Korean pistol shooter, has gone viral across social media this week after her silver medal win, drawing countless new fans.

Aug 1, 2024 · Looking like something between an expert diamond dealer and a crack sniper for some renegade sci-fi army, the internet’s new favourite Olympian, South Korean pistol shooter Kim Yeji, is one...

Oct 12, 2024 · In April this year, she became the only South Korean shooter to qualify in two events for the Paris Olympics – 10-meter air pistol and 25-meter pistol – after finishing second in both events...

Jul 31, 2024 · South Korea's Kim Yeji may have won the silver medal in the women's 10 meter air pistol contest, but she's won gold across the world for her style.

Jul 30, 2024 · Sporting sci-fi shooter glasses and an ice-cold stance, the South Korean athlete Kim Yeji medaled in her Olympic debut—and sent her own aura levels off the charts in the process.

Jul 31, 2024 · Kim won silver in the women's 10m air pistol on July 28, while teammate and roommate Oh Ye Jin snagged the gold medal, with both topping the old Olympic record.

Jul 31, 2024 · Women's pistol shooting became an unexpected highlight of the first week of the Paris Olympics after contestants from South Korea went viral. Oh Ye-jin and Kim Yeji, athletes representing...