Continental union | European Gymnastics Union |
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Olympic Games | |
Appearances | 0 |
World Championships | |
Junior World Championships | |
Appearances | 2 |
European Championships | |
Medals | Silver: 2020, 2023 Bronze: 2022 |
The Turkey men's national artistic gymnastics team represents Turkey in FIG international competitions.
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]
Name | Birthdate and age | Hometown |
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Ferhat Arıcan | 28 July 1993 | İzmir |
Adem Asil | 21 February 1999 | Alexandria, Egypt |
İbrahim Çolak | 7 January 1995 | Konak |
Sercan Demir | 1999 | Bolu |
Yunus Gündogdu | 1997 | Muğla |
Mert Efe Kilicer | 2004 | Yenimahalle |
Mehmet Koşak | 2001 | Konak |
Ahmet Önder | 11 July 1996 | Ödemiş |
Ümit Şamiloğlu | 29 September 1980 | Doğubayazıt |
Kerem Şener | 2003 | Konak |
This list includes all Turkish male artistic gymnasts who have won a medal at the Olympic Games or the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Rank | Gymnast | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB | Olympic Total | World Total | Total |
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1 | Adem Asil | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
İbrahim Çolak | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
3 | Ahmet Önder | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
4 | Ferhat Arıcan | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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