Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Turkey at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of Turkey.svg
IOC code TUR
NOC Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website olimpiyat.org.tr  (in English and Turkish)
in Atlanta, Georgia
Competitors53
Flag bearer Derya Büyükuncu [1]
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Halil Mutlu Weightlifting Men's Flyweight (54 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Naim Süleymanoğlu Weightlifting Men's Featherweight (64 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hamza Yerlikaya Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight (82 kg)
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mahmut Demir Wrestling Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight (> 100 kg)
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Malik Beyleroglu Boxing Men's Middleweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Akif Pirim Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (62 kg)

Results by event

Archery

In its fourth Olympic archery competition, Turkey's women nearly earned two medals. Elif Altınkaynak made it to the semifinals in the individual competition, and the women's team made it there in the team round. However, the semifinals were as far as any Turkish archer got, and Altankaynak and the team both lost there and in the bronze medal matches.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Team Competition:

Athletics

Men's Decathlon

  • Final Result 7575 points (→ 29th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification 57.86m (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight ( 48 kg)

Men's Bantamweight ( 54 kg)

Men's Featherweight ( 57 kg)

Men's Lightweight ( 60 kg)

Men's Light Welterweight ( 63.5 kg)

Men's Welterweight ( 67 kg)

Men's Middleweight ( 75 kg)

Men's Light Heavyweight ( 81 kg)

Swimming

Men's 400m Freestyle

Men's 100m Backstroke

Men's 200m Backstroke

Men's 100m Butterfly

Men's 200m Butterfly


Women's 100m Butterfly

Women's 200m Butterfly

Weightlifting

Men's Light-Heavyweight ( 83 kg)

  • Final 165.0 + 197.5 = 362.5 (→ 7th place)

References

  1. "Derya Büyükuncu". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

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