Cai Yalin
Encyclopedia
Cai Yalin is a male Chinese
sports shooter
. He won the 10m air rifle at the 2000 Summer Olympics
, in the process beating the Olympic record
of 695.7pts with 696.4pts.
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
sports shooter
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
. He won the 10m air rifle at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, in the process beating the Olympic record
Olympic record
Olympic records are the best performances in a specific event in that event's history in either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games...
of 695.7pts with 696.4pts.
Major performances
- 1997 National Games - 3rd
- 1998 World Championships - 7th
- 1998 Bangkok Asian Games - 1st 10m air rifle individual, 2nd 10m air rifle team
- 1998 National Shooting Series - 1st (NR)
- 1998 World Championships - 7th
- 2000 Sydney Olympic Games - 1st 10m air rifle (696.4pts, OR)
- 2002 Pusan Asian Games - 1st 10m air rifle team (1788pts, WR) & 50m free rifle team (3472pts, AR)