Turkey at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Turkey at the 1984 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TUR
NOC	Turkish National Olympic Committee
in Los Angeles
Competitors	46 in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Mehmet Yurdadön [1]
Medals Ranked 40th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 3 Total 3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 46 competitors, 45 men and 1 woman, took part in 49 events in 10 sports. ^[2]

Medalists

Main article: 1984 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Eyüp Can	Boxing	Men's flyweight	9 August
Bronze	Turgut Aykaç	Boxing	Men's featherweight	9 August
Bronze	Ayhan Taşkın	Wrestling	Men's freestyle +100 kg	10 August

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics

In its first Olympic archery competition, Turkey was represented by two men.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Kemal Erer — 2386 points (→ 40th place)
• Izzet Avçi — 2361 points (→ 45th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Necdet Ayaz	5000 m	14:36.89	11	did not advance
Mehmet Terzi	Marathon	—N/a						2:14:20	16
Ahmet Altun		—N/a						DNF	—N/a
Mehmet Yurdadön		—N/a						DNF	—N/a

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Semra Aksu	100 m	11.86s	6	did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Mustafa Genç

• First Round — Lost to Carlos Motta (GUA), 0:5

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Çemal Öner

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Bararq Bahtobe (CIV), 4-1
• Third Round — Lost to Pedro Decima (ARG), 1-4

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Two fencers, both men, represented Turkey in 1984.

Men's foil

• Haluk Yamaç

Men's épée

• Ali Murat Dizioğlu

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Kemal Sabri Özün

• Heat — 53.39 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

• Gökhan Attaroglu

• Heat — 54.22 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Gökhan Attaroglu

• Heat — 1:55.92 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Ahmet Nakkas

• Heat — 4:07.07 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

• Gökhan Attaroglu

• Heat — 54.22 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

• Ahmet Nakkas

• Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Ihsan Sadri Özün

• Heat — 56.55 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

• Kemal Sadri Özün

• Heat — 57.75 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Ihsan Sadri Özün

• Heat — 2:07.45 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Gökhan Attaroglu

• Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Kemal Sadri Özün, Ihsan Sadri Özün, Ahmed Nakkas, and Gökhan Attaroglu

• Heat — 3:36.54 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Gökhan Attaroglu, Kemal Sabri Özün, Ahmed Nakkas, and Ihsan Sadri Özün

• Heat — 7:59.36 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Mehmet Yurdadön". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
2. "Turkey at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-05-16.