Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Turkey at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Turkey at the; 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TUR
NOC	Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website	olimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in London
Competitors	58 in 7 sports
Medals; Ranked 7th	Gold 6 Silver 4 Bronze 2 Total 12
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and 1 woman, took part in 42 events in 7 sports.^[1]

Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Nasuh Akar	Wrestling	Men's freestyle bantamweight	31 July
Gold	Gazanfer Bilge	Wrestling	Men's freestyle featherweight	31 July
Gold	Celal Atik	Wrestling	Men's freestyle lightweight	31 July
Gold	Yasar Dogu	Wrestling	Men's freestyle welterweight	31 July
Gold	Ahmet Kireççi	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight	6 August
Gold	Mehmet Oktav	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman featherweight	6 August
Silver	Halit Balamir	Wrestling	Men's freestyle flyweight	31 July
Silver	Adil Candemir	Wrestling	Men's freestyle middleweight	31 July
Silver	Kenan Olcay	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman flyweight	6 August
Silver	Muhlis Tayfur	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman middleweight	6 August
Bronze	Ruhi Sarıalp	Athletics	Men's triple jump	3 August
Bronze	Halil Kaya	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight	6 August

Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948

Six fencers, all men, represented Turkey in 1948.

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