Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Turkey
Turkey at the Olympic Games
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IOC code	TUR
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Turkey
Website	www.olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (Turkish)
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors	58 in 7 sports
	Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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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 [edit]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
1 ! Gold	Akar, NasuhNasuh Akar	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 52 – 57 kg (bantamweight)
1 ! Gold	Bilge, GazanferGazanfer Bilge	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 57 – 63 kg (featherweight)
1 ! Gold	Atik, CelalCelal Atik	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 63 – 67 kg (lightweight)
1 ! Gold	Dogu, YasarYasar Dogu	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 67 – 73 kg (welterweight)
1 ! Gold	Kireççi, AhmetAhmet Kireççi	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman + 87 kg (super heavyweight)
1 ! Gold	Oktav, MehmetMehmet Oktav	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 57 – 61 kg (featherweight)
2 ! Silver	Balamir, HalitHalit Balamir	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle - 52 kg (flyweight)
2 ! Silver	Candemir, AdilAdil Candemir	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 73 – 79 kg (middleweight)
2 ! Silver	Olcay, KenanKenan Olcay	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman - 52 kg (flyweight)
2 ! Silver	Tayfur, MuhlisMuhlis Tayfur	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 73 – 79 kg (middleweight)
3 ! Bronze	Kaya, HalilHalil Kaya	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 52 – 57 kg (bantamweight)
3 ! Bronze	Sarıalp, RuhiRuhi Sarıalp	Athletics	Men's Triple Jump