| Turkey at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TUR |
| NOC | Turkish National Olympic Committee |
| Website | olimpiyat |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 49 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Nuri Turan |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Turkey competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Müzahir Sille | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight |
| Gold | Mithat Bayrak | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight |
| Gold | Tevfik Kis | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight |
| Gold | Ahmet Bilek | Wrestling | Men's Freestyle Flyweight |
| Gold | Mustafa Dagistanli | Wrestling | Freestyle Featherweight |
| Gold | Hasan Güngör | Wrestling | Freestyle Middleweight |
| Gold | Ismet Atli | Wrestling | Freestyle Light Heavyweight |
 Silver | Ismail Ogan | Wrestling | Freestyle Welterweight |
| Silver | Hamit Kaplan | Wrestling | Freestyle Heavyweight |
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Equestrian | 3 | 3 | |
| Football | 14 | 14 | |
| Wrestling | 16 | 16 | |
| Sailing | 1 | 1 | |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 46 | 3 | 49 |
Iran competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic games, since its return in 1948 after having made their debut in 1900, with the exception of the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics. The National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent a total of 38 athletes, 37 men and 1 woman, to compete in 10 sports. Half-lightweight judoka Arash Miresmaeili, who later forfeited his first match against Israel's Ehud Vaks for medical reasons, was the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.
Athletes from Iran competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Iran competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 86 competitors, 82 men and 4 women, took part in 50 events in 9 sports. Moslem Eskandar-Filabi was the flagbearer for Iran in the opening ceremony. This would be the last Olympics Iran would take part in until the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, due to the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and the outbreak of the Iran–Iraq War, which lasted from 1980 to 1988.
Iran competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Iran sent a delegation of 50 competitors, all men, who participated in 33 events in 7 sports. Moslem Eskandar-Filabi was the flag bearer.
Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Iran competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 22 athletes represented Iran in the 1952 Olympics.
Iran competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 36 competitors, all men, took part in 23 events in 5 sports. The country's sole medal was a weightlifting bronze won in the featherweight division by Jafar Salmasi.
Athletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing both the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics, due to the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the Iran–Iraq War, which lasted from 1980 until 1988.
Iran competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia; 17 athletes competed. Emam-Ali Habibi and Gholamreza Takhti won the nation's first gold medal in the Olympics, all in wrestling.
Iran competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 25 athletes represented Iran in the 1960 Olympics.
Iran competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 63 athletes represented Iran in the 1964 Olympics.
Iran competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 14 athletes represented Iran in the 1968 Olympics. Wrestler Mohammad Nassiri and Weightlifter Abdollah Movahed won the nation first Olympic Games gold medal in 12 years since Melbourne 1956.
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.
Suriname participated in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, before becoming independent of the Netherlands. The games were held from 25 August to 11 September 1960. The nation sent a delegation of three people: two officials, attaché Lia Del Neri and secretary-general Freddy Glans, and one athlete, runner Wim Esajas, who was set to compete in the men's 800 metres. The national football and basketball teams failed to qualify. Esajas did not participate; he arrived late and missed his heat after being given wrong information by Glans.
The men's 3 metre springboard, also reported as 3-metre springboard diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme.
The men's 10 metre platform, also reported as 10-metre high diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme.
Iran sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. In total 55 Iranian athletes went to Beijing, including three women. These Olympics are regarded as less successful than their previous Games, as Iran only achieved one gold and one bronze medal.
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