Turkey at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Turkey at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of Turkey.svg
IOC code TUR
NOC Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website olimpiyat.org.tr  (in English and Turkish)
in Munich
Competitors43 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Gıyasettin Yılmaz [1]
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 43 competitors, 42 men and 1 woman, took part in 43 events in 8 sports. [2]

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Vehbi Akdağ Wrestling Men's Freestyle Featherweight

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:49.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat — 3:44.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

  • Heat — 14:26.0 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Turkey in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Fencing

Four fencers, three men and one woman, represented Turkey in 1972.

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil

Shooting

Four male shooters represented Turkey in 1972.

50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Men’s 100m Freestyle — Heat — 59.32s (→ did not advance)
Men’s 100m Butterfly

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Gıyasettin Yılmaz". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Turkey at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-21.


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