Turkey men's national artistic gymnastics team

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Turkey men's national gymnastics team
Continental union European Gymnastics Union
Olympic Games
Appearances0
World Championships
Junior World Championships
Appearances2
European Championships
Medals Silver medal europe.svg Silver: 2020, 2023
Bronze medal europe.svg Bronze: 2022

The Turkey men's national artistic gymnastics team represents Turkey in FIG international competitions.

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History

Aleko Mulos was the first ever Turkish man to compete at the Olympic Games, doing so in 1908. [1] Turkey has yet to field a team at the Olympics but had individual athletes compete at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. [2] At the 2020 Olympic Games Ferhat Arıcan became the first Turkish male gymnast to win an Olympic medal, earning bronze on the parallel bars. [3]

At the 2023 World Championships the Turkish team finished 10th in qualifications. In doing so, they qualified a full team for the first time to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. [4]

Current senior roster

Turkish team at the 2022 European Championships European Championships 2022-08-18 Senior Men All-around competition Subdivision 2 (Norman Seibert) - DSC 5677.jpg
Turkish team at the 2022 European Championships
NameBirthdate and ageHometown
Ferhat Arıcan 28 July 1993 (age 30) İzmir
Adem Asil 21 February 1999 (age 24) Alexandria, Egypt
İbrahim Çolak 7 January 1995 (age 28) Konak
Sercan Demir 1999 Bolu
Yunus Gündogdu 1997 Muğla
Mert Efe Kilicer 2004 Yenimahalle
Mehmet Koşak 2001 Konak
Ahmet Önder 11 July 1996 (age 27) Ödemiş
Ümit Şamiloğlu 29 September 1980 (age 43) Doğubayazıt
Kerem Şener 2003 Konak

Team competition results

World Championships

Junior World Championships

Most decorated gymnasts

This list includes all Turkish male artistic gymnasts who have won a medal at the Olympic Games or the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

RankGymnastTeamAA FX PH SR VT PB HB Olympic Total World TotalTotal
1 Adem Asil Gold medal world centered-2.svg 2022 011
İbrahim Çolak Gold medal world centered-2.svg 2019 011
3 Ahmet Önder Silver medal world centered-2.svg 2019 011
4 Ferhat Arıcan Bronze medal olympic.svg 2020 101

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References

  1. "Olympedia: Aleko Mulos". Olympedia .
  2. "Ferhat Arican eager to continue success with Turkish gymnastics on the rise". International Olympic Committee . April 26, 2021.
  3. "Ferhat Arıcan seals first-ever medal for Turkey in gymnastics". Hürriyet Daily News . August 3, 2021.
  4. "Tarihimizde İlk Kez Takım Olarak Olimpiyat'a Gidiyoruz!" [We are going to the Olympics as a team for the first time in our history!]. Turkish Gymnastics Federation (in Turkish).