Yang Ji-in

Yang Ji-in (Korean: 양지인; born 20 May 2003)^[1] is a South Korean sport shooter. She specialises in the 25 m pistol events. She won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[2] In October 2024, She was honored as the female athlete of the year by the International Shooting Sport Federation(ISSF), celebrating her outstanding accomplishments in sport shooting.^[3]

Yang Ji-in

Personal information
Nationality	South Korea
Born	(2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 22) Namwon, South Korea
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Medal record Women's shooting Representing  South Korea Olympic Games 2024 Paris 25 metre Pistol Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou 25 meter pistol 2022 Hangzhou 25 meter pistol team World Championships 2022 Cairo 25m pistol team Junior 2022 Cairo 10m pistol team Junior World Cup 2024 Baku 25 metre pistol Asian Championships 2024 Jakarta 25 metre pistol 2025 Shymkent 10 m air pistol 2025 Shymkent 10 m air pistol team 2025 Shymkent 25 m pistol team

Career

She was a bronze medalist in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.^[4][5][6] In the 2023 ISSF World Shooting Championships, she won a silver medal, second to Kim Ye-ji.^[7] Yang at 2022 ISSF World Championships Won Silver Medal With Kim min-seo and Kim Ye-seol in 25m pistol team Junior and theirs Won Bronze Medal In 10m air pistol team Junior.^[8][9] She was a gold medal at the 2024 ISSF World Cup Baku in 25 meter pistol.^[10] and she won gold medal at the 2024 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships Jakarta In 25 metre pistol^[11]

Biography

Her father was a boxer. She attended Korea National Sport University.^[12]