| Turkey at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TUR |
| NOC | Turkish National Olympic Committee |
| Website | olimpiyat |
| in Albertville | |
| Competitors | 8 (men) in 2 sports |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Turkey competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Ahmet Demir | Super-G | DNF | – | ||
| Cevdet Can | 1:37.97 | 88 | |||
| Yakup Kadri Birinci | 1:30.40 | 82 | |||
| Taner Üstündağ | 1:28.24 | 77 | |||
| Yakup Kadri Birinci | Giant Slalom | 1:24.73 | 1:23.39 | 2:48.12 | 75 |
| Cevdet Can | 1:23.62 | 1:22.78 | 2:46.40 | 70 | |
| Ahmet Demir | 1:23.00 | 1:22.26 | 2:45.26 | 67 | |
| Taner Üstündağ | 1:20.44 | 1:18.51 | 2:38.95 | 60 | |
| Ahmet Demir | Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Cevdet Can | 1:15.21 | 1:13.24 | 2:28.45 | 51 | |
| Taner Üstündağ | 1:09.13 | 1:08.65 | 2:17.78 | 45 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km C | Celal Şener | 38:25.4 | 103 |
| Abdullah Yılmaz | 38:22.1 | 102 | |
| Fikret Ören | 37:03.7 | 96 | |
| Mithat Yıldırım | 36:36.8 | 93 | |
| 15 km pursuit1 F | Celal Şener | 57:47.5 | 90 |
| Fikret Ören | 54:40.1 | 83 | |
1Starting delay based on 10 km results.
C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
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