Cho Young-jae Makes History with Silver Medal in Rapid Fire Pistol at Paris 2024 Olympics, Announces Retirement

Cho Young-jae, a member of the Korean shooting team, poses after receiving a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics 25m Fire Pistol Shooting Awards Ceremony held at the Châteauroux Shooting Center in France on the 5th (local time). 2024.8.5. News 1 Shooter Cho Young-jae (25), a ‘veteran’, chose to retire after retiring even after winning a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Cho is expected to Young-jae, who is a member of the Armed Forces Athletic Corps, was released on September 19. He said he wanted to end his military career by spending the time he had left with his unit members.

Cho Young-jae scored 25 points and won a silver medal in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol shooting final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Châteauroux Shooting Center in Paris, France on the 5th (local time). Cho Young-jae is the first Korean shooter to win a medal in rapid fire pistol shooting. As a result, Korean shooting achieved its best ever performance in this competition with 3 gold medals and 3 silver medals.

Cho Young-jae, who was able to benefit from his early release from military service by winning a silver medal, said in an interview immediately after the game that he would be released at full term . He said, “There is now a little over a month left (until his release). “After returning home, I want to go back to my unit and spend time with my classmates to finish,” he said. He added, “I am grateful to my classmates, the director , and all the other officers, and they are all good people, so I don’t feel uncomfortable living on the unit at all.”

Cho Young-jae’s decision to make this decision was also influenced by his father, Cho Byeong-gi. Youngjae Jo said, “My father served in the army for 30 years and was discharged as a warrant officer last year. “I will do the same so I don’t embarrass my father,” he said.

With this silver medal, Cho Young-jae became the first rapid pistol medalist in Korean shooting history. Youngjae Cho said, “I’m happy and honored,” and added, “Rapid-fire pistols aren’t as well-known and popular as other shooting disciplines. But if you try it yourself, you will experience the true charm of this sport.

Kim So-young, Donga.com reporter sykim41@donga.com