Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | TUR |
NOC | Turkish National Olympic Committee |
Website | olimpiyat |
in London | |
Competitors | 58 in 7 sports |
Flag bearer | Muharrem Candaş[1] |
Medals Ranked 7th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and one woman, took part in 42 events in seven sports.[2]
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Nasuh Akar | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight | 31 July |
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Gazanfer Bilge | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | 31 July |
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Celal Atik | Wrestling | Men's freestyle lightweight | 31 July |
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Yasar Dogu | Wrestling | Men's freestyle welterweight | 31 July |
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Ahmet Kireççi | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight | 6 August |
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Mehmet Oktav | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight | 6 August |
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Halit Balamir | Wrestling | Men's freestyle flyweight | 31 July |
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Adil Candemir | Wrestling | Men's freestyle middleweight | 31 July |
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Kenan Olcay | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman flyweight | 6 August |
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Muhlis Tayfur | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman middleweight | 6 August |
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Ruhi Sarıalp | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 3 August |
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Halil Kaya | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | 6 August |
Athletics
Cycling
Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948
Equestrian
Fencing
Six fencers, all men, represented Turkey in 1948.
- Nihat Balkan
- Nejat Tulgar
- Sabri Tezcan
- Rıza Arseven
- Merih Sezen
- Merih Sezen, Nihat Balkan, Rıza Arseven, Sabri Tezcan, Vural Balcan
Football
Wrestling
- Men's freestyle[3]
- Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Rank |
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Kenan Olcay | Flyweight | ![]() W 3–0 |
![]() W 3–0 |
![]() W Fall |
![]() L 1–2 |
Bye | ![]() L 1–2 |
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Halil Kaya | Bantamweight | ![]() W Fall |
![]() W Fall |
![]() L 0–3 |
Bye | ![]() L 0–3 |
Did not advance | ![]() |
Mehmet Oktav | Featherweight | Bye | ![]() W 3–0 |
![]() W Fall |
![]() W 3–0 |
![]() W 2–1 |
Bye | ![]() |
Ahmet Şenol | Lightweight | ![]() W 2–1 |
![]() W Fall |
![]() L 0–3 |
![]() L Fall |
Did not advance | 6 | |
Ali Özdemir | Welterweight | ![]() L 0–3 |
Retired | 16 | ||||
Muhlis Tayfur | Middleweight | ![]() W 3–0 |
![]() W Fall |
![]() W Fall |
![]() L 0–3 |
Bye | ![]() L 0–3 |
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Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak | Light heavyweight | ![]() W 3–0 |
![]() L 0–3 |
![]() L Fall |
Did not advance | 8 | ||
Ahmet Kireççi | Heavyweight | ![]() W Fall |
![]() W Fall |
![]() W 3–0 |
Bye | ![]() W 3–0 |
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Art competitions
References
- ^ "Flagbearers for Türkiye". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Turkey at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 689–696. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
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