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]
| Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Nasuh Akar | Wrestling | Men's freestyle bantamweight | 31 July |
| Gold |
Gazanfer Bilge | Wrestling | Men's freestyle featherweight | 31 July |
| Gold |
Celal Atik | Wrestling | Men's freestyle lightweight | 31 July |
| Gold |
Yasar Dogu | Wrestling | Men's freestyle welterweight | 31 July |
| Gold |
Ahmet Kireççi | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight | 6 August |
| Gold |
Mehmet Oktav | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight | 6 August |
 Silver |
Halit Balamir | Wrestling | Men's freestyle flyweight | 31 July |
| Silver |
Adil Candemir | Wrestling | Men's freestyle middleweight | 31 July |
| Silver |
Kenan Olcay | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman flyweight | 6 August |
| Silver |
Muhlis Tayfur | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman middleweight | 6 August |
 Bronze |
Ruhi Sarıalp | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 3 August |
| Bronze |
Halil Kaya | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | 6 August |
Athletics edit
Cycling edit
Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948
Equestrian edit
Fencing edit
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 edit
Wrestling edit
- Men's freestyle[3]
- Men's Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenan Olcay | Flyweight |  Clausen (NOR)W 3–0 |
 Thomsen (DEN)W 3–0 |
 Abdel-El (EGY)W Fall |
 Szilágyi (HUN)L 1–2 |
Bye |  Lombardi (ITA)L 1–2 |
|
| Halil Kaya | Bantamweight |  Arenzana (FRA)W Fall |
 Biris (GRE)W Fall |
Bencze (HUN) L 0–3 |
Bye | Hassan (EGY) L 0–3 |
Did not advance |
|
| Mehmet Oktav | Featherweight | Bye |  Talosela (FIN)W 3–0 |
 Anderberg (SWE)W Fall |
Kandil (EGY) W 3–0 |
 Weidner (AUT)W 2–1 |
Bye |
|
| Ahmet Şenol | Lightweight | Falaux (FRA) W 2–1 |
 Myland (GBR)W Fall |
 Damage (LBN)L 0–3 |
Freij (SWE) L Fall |
Did not advance | 6 | |
| Ali Özdemir | Welterweight | Männikkö (FIN) L 0–3 |
Retired | 16 | ||||
| Muhlis Tayfur | Middleweight |  Groot (NED)W 3–0 |
 Bolzi (ARG)W Fall |
Vogel (AUT) W Fall |
Kinnunen (FIN) L 0–3 |
Bye | Grönberg (SWE) L 0–3 |
|
| Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak | Light heavyweight | Ramírez (ARG) W 3–0 |
Nilsson (SWE) L 0–3 |
Richmond (GBR) L Fall |
Did not advance | 8 | ||
| Ahmet Kireççi | Heavyweight |  Inderbitzin (SUI)W Fall |
Nilsson (SWE) W Fall |
Kangasniemi (FIN) W 3–0 |
Bye | Fantoni (ITA) W 3–0 |
— |
|
Art competitions edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
External links edit
| | This article about sports in Turkey is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This 1948 Olympics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |