Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Turkey at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  TUR
NOC National Olympic Committee of Turkey
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors 58 in 7 sports
Medals
Rank: 7
Gold
6
Silver
4
Bronze
2
Total
12
Olympic history (summary)
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Winter Games
Intercalated Games
1906

Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and 1 woman, took part in 42 events in 7 sports.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Nasuh Akar Wrestling Men's Freestyle 52 – 57 kg (bantamweight)
 Gold Gazanfer Bilge Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 – 63 kg (featherweight)
 Gold Celal Atik Wrestling Men's Freestyle 63 – 67 kg (lightweight)
 Gold Yasar Dogu Wrestling Men's Freestyle 67 – 73 kg (welterweight)
 Gold Ahmet Kireççi Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman + 87 kg (super heavyweight)
 Gold Mehmet Oktav Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 57 – 61 kg (featherweight)
 Silver Halit Balamir Wrestling Men's Freestyle - 52 kg (flyweight)
 Silver Adil Candemir Wrestling Men's Freestyle 73 – 79 kg (middleweight)
 Silver Kenan Olcay Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman - 52 kg (flyweight)
 Silver Muhlis Tayfur Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 73 – 79 kg (middleweight)
 Bronze Halil Kaya Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 52 – 57 kg (bantamweight)
 Bronze Ruhi Sarıalp Athletics Men's Triple Jump

Athletics

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Cycling

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Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948

Individual road race
Team road race

Equestrian

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Fencing

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Six fencers, all men, represented Turkey in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Football

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Wrestling

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Art competitions

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References

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External links

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