Turkey at the 1936 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:TUR
Nocname:Turkish National Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1936
Website: 
Location:Berlin
Competitors:48
Sports:7
Flagbearer:Saim Polatkan[1]
Rank:19
Gold:1
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
See also:1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 48 competitors, 46 men and 2 women, took part in 26 events in 7 sports.[2] Turkey won its first-ever Olympic medals at these games.[3]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
Men's freestyle middleweight

Basketball

See main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics. First RoundFirst consolation round

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1936

Individual road race
Team road race

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented Turkey in 1936.

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

Football

See main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Round of 16

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flagbearers for Türkiye . olympedia.org . 8 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Turkey at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041914/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TUR/summer/1936/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2010-06-06 . sports-reference.com.
  3. Web site: Yaşar Erkan . Olympics.com . 18 August 2021.