Turkey at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Turkey at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Flag of Turkey.svg
IOC code TUR
NOC Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website olimpiyat.org.tr  (in English and Turkish)
in Tokyo
Flag bearer Çetin Şahiner [1]
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [2]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kazim Ayvaz Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ismail Ogan Wrestling Men's Freestyle Welterweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hüseyin Akbas Wrestling Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hasan Güngör Wrestling Men's Freestyle Middleweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ahmet Ayik Wrestling Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Hamit Kaplan Wrestling Men's Freestyle Heavyweight

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References

  1. "Çetin Şahiner". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. Turkey at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 December 2015.