Turkey at the 1951 Mediterranean Games

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Turkey at the
1951 Mediterranean Games
Flag of Turkey.svg
IOC code TUR
NOC Turkish Olympic Committee
in Alexandria, Egypt
Competitors52
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
10
Silver
3
Bronze
7
Total
20
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)

Turkey participated in the 1951 Mediterranean Games held in Alexandria, Egypt, from 5 to 20 October 1951, with a delegation of 34 male athletes. Turkish athletes competed only in athletics, basketball, and freestyle wrestling at the Games. Turkey won a total of 20 medals, including 10 golds, finishing fourth in the overall medal table.

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Akın Altıok’s victory in the triple jump (14.15 m) marked Turkey’s first ever gold medal at the Mediterranean Games. Turkish wrestlers secured gold medals in all eight weight categories of freestyle wrestling. In addition, Turgut Atakol served as a referee in basketball, Ahmet Yener in wrestling, and Naili Moran and Jerfi Fıratlı in athletics. [1]

Medals

MedalAthleteSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hasan Gemici Wrestling Men's freestyle 52 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Cemal Sarıbacak Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Bayram Şit Wrestling Men's freestyle 62 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tevfik Yüce Wrestling Men's freestyle 67 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Bekir Büke Wrestling Men's freestyle 73 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold İsmet Atlı Wrestling Men's freestyle 79 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Bektaş Can Wrestling Men's freestyle 87 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kemal Dişiçürük Wrestling Men's freestyle +87 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ahmet Aytar Athletics Men's marathon
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Akın Altıok Athletics Men's triple jump
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Cahit Önel Athletics Men's 1500 m
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Doğan Acarbay Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Halil Zıraman Athletics Men's javelin throw
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mustafa Özcan Athletics Men's 10,000 m
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ekrem Koçak Athletics Men's 800 m
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Avni Akgün Athletics Men's long jump
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Nuri Turan Athletics Men's shot put
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mustafa Batman Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mustafa Özcan Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Turkey team Athletics Men's 4×400 m relay
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics 23712
Wrestling 8008
Total103720

References

  1. "Sekiz güreşimiz de şampiyon oldu". Milliyet (in Turkish). 9 October 1951. p. 1 and 7.