Turkey at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Last updated

Turkey at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Flag of Turkey.svg
IOC code TUR
NOC Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website olimpiyat.org.tr  (in English and Turkish)
in Sochi
Competitors6 in 3 sports
Flag bearers Alper Uçar (opening) [1]
Tuğba Kocaağa (closing) [2]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Turkey competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Turkey's team consists of six athletes in three sports. [3] [4]

Contents

Competitors

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 112
Cross-country skiing 112
Figure skating 112
Total336

Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Turkey has qualified two athletes. [5]

AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Emre Şimşek Men's giant slalom 1:40.26761:37.38673:17.6468
Men's slalom DNF
Tuğba Kocaağa Women's giant slalom 1:36.04701:33.76593:09.8063
Women's slalom 1:06.22511:02.74402:08.9641

Cross-country skiing

According to the quota allocation released on January 20, 2014, Turkey has qualified two athletes. [5]

Distance
AthleteEventClassicalFreestyleFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeDeficitRank
Sabahattin Oğlago Men's 15 km classical 45:16.0+6:46.371
Kelime Çetinkaya Women's 10 km classical 32:58.0+4:40.256
Women's 15 km skiathlon 22:54.96123:41.16147:17.7+8:44.161
Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sabahattin Oğlago Men's sprint 4:02.0375Did not advance
Kelime Çetinkaya Women's sprint 3:05.0067Did not advance

Figure skating

Turkey has qualified to compete in ice dancing for the first time. [4]

AthleteEventODFDTotal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Alisa Agafonova / Alper Uçar Ice dancing 49.8422Did not advance

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lithuania at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Lithuania competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consists of nine athletes competing in five different sports. The nine athletes mark the most athletes the country has ever qualified for a Winter Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Czech Republic at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Czech Republic competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of 83 athletes in 11 sports competed for the country.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Slovakia at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Slovakia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of 63 athletes in 9 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Austria competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team was composed of 132 athletes in 14 sports, consisting of 90 men and 42 women. The 132 athletes is 27 more than the country's previous largest Winter Olympics team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Latvia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Latvian team consisted of 58 athletes in nine sports. These were the third consecutive games the country qualified to send 58 athletes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Japan at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Japan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Japan's team consisted of 136 athletes in all 15 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belarus at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Belarus competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Belarus' team consisted of 26 athletes, competing in five sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bulgaria at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Bulgaria competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Bulgarian team consisted of 18 athletes in 6 sports. The team will also consist of 21 officials.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Estonia at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Estonia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. On 24 January 2014, 25 athletes were officially named to the Estonian Olympic team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Romania at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Romania competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of 24 athletes in seven sports was announced on 24 January 2014, representing a decline of five athletes from four years prior. The best results were two 17th places in bobsleigh.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kazakhstan at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Kazakhstan competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Kazakhstan's team consisted of 52 athletes competing in 11 sports, an increase of 14 athletes from four years prior.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croatia at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Croatia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Croatia qualified 11 athletes, the fewest athletes in the fewest sports since the 1998 Winter Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Israels competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Israel competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The team consisted of five athletes. Vladislav Bykanov was the first male athlete to qualify from Israel in short track speed skating.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brazil at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Brazil competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. With 13 athletes qualified, Brazil sent its largest ever team to the Winter Olympics, surpassing the ten it qualified for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. The 13 athletes also represent the third largest team from the Americas and the biggest of non-snowing countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ireland at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Ireland competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Five competitors in four sports made up the Ireland team. All five members of the team are members of the Irish diaspora, who were born or live and train elsewhere.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andorra at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Andorra competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Andorran team consisted of six athletes in three sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moldova at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Moldova competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Moldova's team consists of four athletes in four sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iceland at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Iceland competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. The Icelandic team consisted of five athletes in two sports. The team also consisted of eleven officials. For the first time since 1994, Iceland was represented in a sport other than alpine skiing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iran at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Iran competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. Iran's team consisted of five athletes in two sports, representing the largest ever Iranian team at the Winter Olympics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Venezuela at the 2014 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Venezuela competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia from 7 to 23 February 2014. The team consisted of one athlete in alpine skiing. This marks the country's return to the Winter Olympics after missing the previous games four years ago.

References

  1. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). olympic.org/. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. "Turkey lags behind sporting giants in Winter Olympic squads". Hürriyet Daily News . Istanbul, Turkey. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 Mollan, Rachel (26 January 2014). "Turkish ice dancers to make first Olympic appearance at Sochi". Today's Zaman. Istanbul, Turkey. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.