Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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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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
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]
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Rank |
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Halit Balamir | Flyweight | Viitala (FIN) L 1–2 | Baudric (FRA) W 3–0 | Johansson (SWE) W Fall | Raeisi (IRI) W 3–0 | Bye | — | ||
Nasuh Akar | Bantamweight | May (CAN) W Fall | Wenger (SUI) W 3–0 | Persson (SWE) W 3–0 | Trimpont (BEL) W Fall | Kouyos (FRA) W Fall | Leeman (USA) W Fall | — | |
Gazanfer Bilge | Featherweight | Saadian (IRI) W Fall | Tóth (HUN) W Fall | Jouaville (FRA) W Fall | Moore (USA) W Fall | Hietala (FIN) W Fall | Bye | Sjölin (SWE) W 3–0 | |
Celal Atik | Lightweight | Koll (USA) W Fall | Singh (IND) W Fall | Ries (RSA) W Fall | Leppänen (FIN) W 3–0 | Nizzola (ITA) W Fall | Frändfors (SWE) W Fall | — | |
Yaşar Doğu | Welterweight | Bhargava (IND) W Fall | Zandi (IRI) W Fall | Moustafa (EGY) W Fall | Sóvári (HUN) W Fall | Bye | Merrill (USA) W 3–0 | Garrard (AUS) W Fall | |
Adil Candemir | Middleweight | Arthur (AUS) W Fall | Vachon (CAN) W 2–1 | Bowey (GBR) W Fall | Brand (USA) L Fall | Bye | — | ||
Muharrem Candaş | Light heavyweight | Istaz (BEL) W 3–0 | Mellavuo (FIN) W 3–0 | Bye | Stöckli (SUI) L 1–2 | Wittenberg (USA) L Fall | Did not advance | 4 | |
Sadik Esen | Heavyweight | Antonsson (SWE) L 0–3 | Lardon (SUI) W 3–0 | Bye | Armstrong (AUS) L Fall | Did not advance | 4 |
- 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 | 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
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.
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
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