Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:TUR
Nocname:Turkish National Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1948
Website: 
Location:London
Competitors:58
Sports:7
Flagbearer:Muharrem Candaş[1]
Rank:7
Gold:6
Silver:4
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto
See also: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]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948

Individual road race
Team road race

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Six fencers, all men, represented Turkey in 1948.

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

Football

See main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Men's freestyle[3]
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Rank
Halit BalamirFlyweight
L 1–2

W 3–0

W Fall

W 3–0
Nasuh AkarBantamweight
W Fall

W 3–0

W 3–0

W Fall

W Fall

W Fall
Gazanfer BilgeFeatherweight
W Fall

W Fall

W Fall

W Fall

W Fall

W 3–0
Celal AtikLightweight
W Fall

W Fall

W Fall

W 3–0

W Fall

W Fall
Yaşar DoğuWelterweight
W Fall

W Fall

W Fall

W Fall

W 3–0

W Fall
Adil CandemirMiddleweight
W Fall

W 2–1

W Fall

L Fall
Muharrem CandaşLight heavyweight
W 3–0

W 3–0

L 1–2

L Fall
Did not advance4
Sadik EsenHeavyweight
L 0–3

W 3–0

L Fall
Did not advance4
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Rank
Kenan OlcayFlyweight
W 3–0

W 3–0

W Fall

L 1–2

L 1–2
Halil KayaBantamweight
W Fall

W Fall

L 0–3

L 0–3
Did not advance
Mehmet OktavFeatherweight
W 3–0

W Fall

W 3–0

W 2–1
Ahmet ŞenolLightweight
W 2–1

W Fall

L 0–3

L Fall
Did not advance6
Ali ÖzdemirWelterweight
L 0–3
Retired16
Muhlis TayfurMiddleweight
W 3–0

W Fall

W Fall

L 0–3

L 0–3
Mustafa Avcioğlu-ÇakmakLight heavyweight
W 3–0

L 0–3

L Fall
Did not advance8
Ahmet KireççiHeavyweight
W Fall

W Fall

W 3–0

W 3–0

Art competitions

See main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flagbearers for Türkiye . olympedia.org . . 17 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Turkey at the 1948 London Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090505/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TUR/summer/1948/ . dead . 2020-04-17 . 2010-06-21 . sports-reference.com.
  3. Web site: The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad . 3 January 2011 . . 689–696 . 31 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716035822/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf . 16 July 2011 .