Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Turkey at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Flag of Turkey.svg
IOC code TUR
NOC Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website olimpiyat.org.tr  (in English and Turkish)
in London
Competitors58 in 7 sports
Flag bearer Muharrem Candaş [1]
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
6
Silver
4
Bronze
2
Total
12
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nasuh Akar Wrestling Men's freestyle bantamweight 31 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Gazanfer Bilge Wrestling Men's freestyle featherweight 31 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Celal Atik Wrestling Men's freestyle lightweight 31 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Yasar Dogu Wrestling Men's freestyle welterweight 31 July
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ahmet Kireççi Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight 6 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mehmet Oktav Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight 6 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Halit Balamir Wrestling Men's freestyle flyweight 31 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Adil Candemir Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight 31 July
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Kenan Olcay Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman flyweight 6 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Muhlis Tayfur Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman middleweight 6 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ruhi Sarıalp Athletics Men's triple jump 3 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Halil Kaya Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight 6 August

Athletics

Cycling

Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948

Individual road race
Team road race

Equestrian

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Turkey in 1948.

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

Football

Wrestling

Men's freestyle [3]
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Rank
Halit Balamir Flyweight Flag of Finland.svg  Viitala  (FIN)
L 1–2		Flag of France.svg  Baudric  (FRA)
W 3–0		Flag of Sweden.svg  Johansson  (SWE)
W Fall 		State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Raeisi  (IRI)
W 3–0		Bye—Silver medal icon.svg
Nasuh Akar Bantamweight Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  May  (CAN)
W Fall 		Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Wenger  (SUI)
W 3–0		Flag of Sweden.svg  Persson  (SWE)
W 3–0		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Trimpont  (BEL)
W Fall 		Flag of France.svg  Kouyos  (FRA)
W Fall 		US flag 48 stars.svg  Leeman  (USA)
W Fall 		—Gold medal icon.svg
Gazanfer Bilge Featherweight State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Saadian  (IRI)
W Fall 		Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Tóth  (HUN)
W Fall 		Flag of France.svg  Jouaville  (FRA)
W Fall 		US flag 48 stars.svg  Moore  (USA)
W Fall 		Flag of Finland.svg  Hietala  (FIN)
W Fall 		ByeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sjölin  (SWE)
W 3–0		Gold medal icon.svg
Celal Atik Lightweight US flag 48 stars.svg  Koll  (USA)
W Fall 		Flag of India.svg  Singh  (IND)
W Fall 		Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Ries  (RSA)
W Fall 		Flag of Finland.svg  Leppänen  (FIN)
W 3–0		Flag of Italy.svg  Nizzola  (ITA)
W Fall 		Flag of Sweden.svg  Frändfors  (SWE)
W Fall 		—Gold medal icon.svg
Yaşar Doğu Welterweight Flag of India.svg  Bhargava  (IND)
W Fall 		State Flag of Iran (1933-1964).svg  Zandi  (IRI)
W Fall 		Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Moustafa  (EGY)
W Fall 		Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Sóvári  (HUN)
W Fall 		ByeUS flag 48 stars.svg  Merrill  (USA)
W 3–0		Flag of Australia.svg  Garrard  (AUS)
W Fall 		Gold medal icon.svg
Adil Candemir Middleweight Flag of Australia.svg  Arthur  (AUS)
W Fall 		Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Vachon  (CAN)
W 2–1		Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Bowey  (GBR)
W Fall 		US flag 48 stars.svg  Brand  (USA)
L Fall 		Bye—Silver medal icon.svg
Muharrem Candaş Light heavyweight Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Istaz  (BEL)
W 3–0		Flag of Finland.svg  Mellavuo  (FIN)
W 3–0		ByeCivil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Stöckli  (SUI)
L 1–2		US flag 48 stars.svg  Wittenberg  (USA)
L Fall 		Did not advance4
Sadik Esen Heavyweight Flag of Sweden.svg  Antonsson  (SWE)
L 0–3		Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Lardon  (SUI)
W 3–0		ByeFlag of Australia.svg  Armstrong  (AUS)
L Fall 		Did not advance4
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Rank
Kenan Olcay Flyweight Flag of Norway.svg  Clausen  (NOR)
W 3–0		Flag of Denmark.svg  Thomsen  (DEN)
W 3–0		Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Abdel-El  (EGY)
W Fall 		Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Szilágyi  (HUN)
L 1–2		ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Lombardi  (ITA)
L 1–2		Silver medal icon.svg
Halil Kaya Bantamweight Flag of France.svg  Arenzana  (FRA)
W Fall 		Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Biris  (GRE)
W Fall 		Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Bencze  (HUN)
L 0–3		ByeFlag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Hassan  (EGY)
L 0–3		Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Mehmet Oktav Featherweight ByeFlag of Finland.svg  Talosela  (FIN)
W 3–0		Flag of Sweden.svg  Anderberg  (SWE)
W Fall 		Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Kandil  (EGY)
W 3–0		Flag of Austria.svg  Weidner  (AUT)
W 2–1		ByeGold medal icon.svg
Ahmet Şenol Lightweight Flag of France.svg  Falaux  (FRA)
W 2–1		Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Myland  (GBR)
W Fall 		Flag of Lebanon (1943-1995).svg  Damage  (LBN)
L 0–3		Flag of Sweden.svg  Freij  (SWE)
L Fall 		Did not advance6
Ali Özdemir Welterweight Flag of Finland.svg  Männikkö  (FIN)
L 0–3		Retired16
Muhlis Tayfur Middleweight Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Groot  (NED)
W 3–0		Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Bolzi  (ARG)
W Fall 		Flag of Austria.svg  Vogel  (AUT)
W Fall 		Flag of Finland.svg  Kinnunen  (FIN)
L 0–3		ByeFlag of Sweden.svg  Grönberg  (SWE)
L 0–3		Silver medal icon.svg
Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak Light heavyweight Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Ramírez  (ARG)
W 3–0		Flag of Sweden.svg  Nilsson  (SWE)
L 0–3		Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Richmond  (GBR)
L Fall 		Did not advance8
Ahmet Kireççi Heavyweight Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Inderbitzin  (SUI)
W Fall 		Flag of Sweden.svg  Nilsson  (SWE)
W Fall 		Flag of Finland.svg  Kangasniemi  (FIN)
W 3–0		ByeFlag of Italy.svg  Fantoni  (ITA)
W 3–0		—Gold medal icon.svg

Art competitions

References

  1. ↑ "Flagbearers for Türkiye". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Turkey at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 689–696. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
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