Turkey_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics
Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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]
Quick Facts Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
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 |
Close
More information Medal, Name ...
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 |
Close
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948
Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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
Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Men's freestyle[3]
More information Athlete, Event ...
Close
- Men's Greco-Roman
More information Athlete, Event ...
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 |
— |
Close
Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- "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.
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. |