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Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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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

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Nasuh Akar Wrestling Men's Freestyle 52 – 57 kg (bantamweight)
 Gold Gazanfer Bilge Wrestling Men's Freestyle 57 – 63 kg (featherweight)
 Gold Celal Atik Wrestling Men's Freestyle 63 – 67 kg (lightweight)
 Gold Yasar Dogu Wrestling Men's Freestyle 67 – 73 kg (welterweight)
 Gold Ahmet Kireççi Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman + 87 kg (super heavyweight)
 Gold Mehmet Oktav Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 57 – 61 kg (featherweight)
 Silver Halit Balamir Wrestling Men's Freestyle - 52 kg (flyweight)
 Silver Adil Candemir Wrestling Men's Freestyle 73 – 79 kg (middleweight)
 Silver Kenan Olcay Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman - 52 kg (flyweight)
 Silver Muhlis Tayfur Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 73 – 79 kg (middleweight)
 Bronze Halil Kaya Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 52 – 57 kg (bantamweight)
 Bronze Ruhi Sarıalp Athletics Men's Triple Jump

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948

Individual road race
Team road race

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Fencing

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

Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Art competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ^ "Turkey at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
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