Turkey at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

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Turkey at the
1979 Mediterranean Games
Flag of Turkey.svg
IOC code TUR
NOC Turkish Olympic Committee
in Split, Yugoslavia
Competitors188 in 25 sports
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
5
Silver
5
Bronze
14
Total
24
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)

Turkey competed at the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split, Yugoslavia, from 15 to 29 September 1979. A total of 188 Turkish athletes participated, winning 5 gold, 5 silver and 14 bronze medals to finish 6th in the medal table.

Medals

MedalAthleteSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Salih Bora Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 48 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nurettin Kurt Wrestling Men's freestyle 62 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Şenol Tenekecioğlu Wrestling Men's freestyle 82 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Halil Aras Wrestling Men's freestyle 90 kg
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hüseyin Çokal Wrestling Men's freestyle +100 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Necmi Akkoyun Boxing Men's 51 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ömer Sakızcı Wrestling Men's freestyle 48 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Muhammet Oruç Wrestling Men's freestyle 52 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Erol Mutlu Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Kenan Ege Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman +100 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mehmet Terzi Athletics Men's marathon
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Selami Karakelle Boxing Men's 75 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bülent Angın Boxing Men's 54 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mehmet Ali Öztürk Boxing Men's +81 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mehmet Serhat Karadağ Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Hüseyin Yalınkılıç Wrestling Men's freestyle 68 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Osman Uzun Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Polat Aydın Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mehmet Donbay Wrestling Men's freestyle 100 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Harun Akkaya Weightlifting Men's 75 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ahmet Özdemir Judo Men's 60 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Süheyl Yeşilnur Judo Men's 78 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kamil Korucu Judo Men's +95 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Turkey team Table tennis Men's team
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics 0011
Boxing 0134
Wrestling 54514
Weightlifting 0011
Judo 0033
Table tennis 0011
Total551424

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