Noc: | TUR |
Nocname: | Turkish National Olympic Committee |
Games: | Summer Olympics |
Year: | 1928 |
Website: | |
Location: | Amsterdam |
Competitors: | 31 |
Sports: | 6 |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 0 |
Bronze: | 0 |
Officials: | Selim Sırrı Tarcan |
Appearances: | auto |
See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
Turkey competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
31 competitors participated at six sports branches of athletics, cycling, fencing, football, weightlifting and wrestling.[1]
In the Amsterdam Olympics, Turkey received fourth place for the first time ever. Tayyar Yalaz was the Turkish Olympian, whose name was listed in the official table of honor, which lists six best contestants in each event. He wrestled in the 67 kg division of Greco-Roman style to come in fourth.[2]
See main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Men's 100 m flat
Men's 800 m flat
Men's 1500 m flat
Men's Running high jump
Men's 400 m relay
See main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Track races
1 km against time
1 km scratch
4 km pursuit race
See main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The soccer team was beaten 7-1 by Egypt on May 28, 1928. Alaeddin scored Turkey's only goal. For Egypt, Moktar El-Tetch scored 3, Gamil El-Zobair scored one, Mohamed Houda scored 2, and Ali Reyadh scored one.
Team: Muhlis S., Ulvi Z., Burhan I., Şükrü H., Osman S., Alaeddin E., Nafız O., Latif Y., Cevad R., Mehmet S., Kemal F., Kadri D., Nihat A., Sabih M., Bedri H., Bekir R., Zeki R., İsmet S., Feyzi R., Şevki M.
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Featherweight
See main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Men's Greco-Roman style
Bantamweight (- 58 kg)
Featherweight (58 – 62 kg)
Lightweight (62 - 67.5 kg)
Middleweight (67.5 – 75 kg)
Light heavyweight (75 - 82.5 kg)
Heavyweight (+ 82.5 kg)