Turkey at the Olympics

Turkey at the
Olympics

IOC code

TUR

NOC

Turkish National Olympic Committee

Website

olimpiyat.org.tr (English) (Turkish)

Medals

Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
0	0	0	0

Summer appearances

Winter appearances

Other related appearances

1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey, then the Ottoman Empire first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908 and has sent athletes to compete in most editions of the Summer Olympic Games since then. Turkey has also participated in most Winter Olympic Games since their first appearance in 1936.

Turkish athletes have won a total of 94 medals, divided into 39 golds, 27 silvers and 28 bronzes. Turkey won the most medals in wrestling.

The National Olympic Committee for Turkey, Turkish National Olympic Committee was created in 1908 and recognized in 1911.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Total		39	27	28	94
Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Ottoman Empire
1908 London	1	0	0	0	0
1912 Stockholm	2	0	0	0	0
1920 Antwerp	was not invited after World War I
Turkey
1924 Paris	22	0	0	0	0
1928 Amsterdam	31	0	0	0	0
1932 Los Angeles	did not participate
1936 Berlin	48	1	0	1	2
1948 London	58	6	4	2	12
1952 Helsinki	51	2	0	1	3
1956 Melbourne	19	3	2	2	7
1960 Rome	49	7	2	0	9
1964 Tokyo	23	2	3	1	6
1968 Mexico City	29	2	0	0	2
1972 Munich	43	0	1	0	1
1976 Montreal	27	0	0	0	0
1980 Moscow	did not participate
1984 Los Angeles	46	0	0	3	3
1988 Seoul	41	1	1	0	2
1992 Barcelona	47	2	2	2	6
1996 Atlanta	53	4	1	1	6
2000 Sydney	57	3	0	2	5
2004 Athens	65	3	3	5	11
2008 Beijing	67	1	3	3	7
2012 London	114	1	2	1	4
2016 Rio de Janeiro	103	1	3	4	8
2020 Tokyo	future event

Medals by sport

Total	39	27	28	94
Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Medal Rank
Wrestling	29	18	16	63	5
Weightlifting	8	1	2	11	6
Taekwondo	1	3	3	7	7
Judo	1	0	1	2	28
Athletics	0	3	3	6	53
Boxing	0	2	3	5	45

List of Medalist

Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
01 ! Gold	1936 Berlin	Erkan, YaşarYaşar Erkan	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
03 ! Bronze	1936 Berlin	Kireççi, AhmetAhmet Kireççi	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Middleweight
01 ! Gold	1948 London	Akar, NasuhNasuh Akar	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 52 – 57 kg (bantamweight)
01 ! Gold	1948 London	Bilge, GazanferGazanfer Bilge	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 57 – 63 kg (featherweight)
01 ! Gold	1948 London	Atik, CelalCelal Atik	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 63 – 67 kg (lightweight)
01 ! Gold	1948 London	Dogu, YasarYasar Dogu	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 67 – 73 kg (welterweight)
01 ! Gold	1948 London	Kireççi, AhmetAhmet Kireççi	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman + 87 kg (super heavyweight)
01 ! Gold	1948 London	Oktav, MehmetMehmet Oktav	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 57 – 61 kg (featherweight)
02 ! Silver	1948 London	Balamir, HalitHalit Balamir	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle - 52 kg (flyweight)
02 ! Silver	1948 London	Candemir, AdilAdil Candemir	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 73 – 79 kg (middleweight)
02 ! Silver	1948 London	Olcay, KenanKenan Olcay	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman - 52 kg (flyweight)
02 ! Silver	1948 London	Tayfur, MuhlisMuhlis Tayfur	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 73 – 79 kg (middleweight)
03 ! Bronze	1948 London	Kaya, HalilHalil Kaya	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 52 – 57 kg (bantamweight)
03 ! Bronze	1948 London	Sarıalp, RuhiRuhi Sarıalp	Athletics	Men's Triple Jump
01 ! Gold	1952 Helsinki	Gemici, HasanHasan Gemici	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Flyweight
01 ! Gold	1952 Helsinki	Şit, BayramBayram Şit	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Featherweight
03 ! Bronze	1952 Helsinki	Atan, AdilAdil Atan	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Light-Heavyweight
01 ! Gold	1956 Melbourne	Bayrak, MithatMithat Bayrak	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
01 ! Gold	1956 Melbourne	Dağıstanlı, MustafaMustafa Dağıstanlı	Wrestling	Freestyle Bantamweight
01 ! Gold	1956 Melbourne	Kaplan, HamitHamit Kaplan	Wrestling	Freestyle Heavyweight
02 ! Silver	1956 Melbourne	Doğan, RızaRıza Doğan	Wrestling	Greco-Roman Lightweight
02 ! Silver	1956 Melbourne	Zengin, İbrahimİbrahim Zengin	Wrestling	Freestyle Welterweight
03 ! Bronze	1956 Melbourne	Eğribaş, Dursun AliDursun Ali Eğribaş	Wrestling	Greco-Roman Flyweight
03 ! Bronze	1956 Melbourne	Akbaş, HüseyinHüseyin Akbaş	Wrestling	Freestyle Flyweight
01 ! Gold	1960 Rome	Sille, MüzahirMüzahir Sille	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight
01 ! Gold	1960 Rome	Bayrak, MithatMithat Bayrak	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
01 ! Gold	1960 Rome	Kis, TevfikTevfik Kis	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
01 ! Gold	1960 Rome	Bilek, AhmetAhmet Bilek	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Flyweight
01 ! Gold	1960 Rome	Dagistanli, MustafaMustafa Dagistanli	Wrestling	Freestyle Featherweight
01 ! Gold	1960 Rome	Güngör, HasanHasan Güngör	Wrestling	Freestyle Middleweight
01 ! Gold	1960 Rome	Atli, IsmetIsmet Atli	Wrestling	Freestyle Light Heavyweight
02 ! Silver	1960 Rome	Ogan, IsmailIsmail Ogan	Wrestling	Freestyle Welterweight
02 ! Silver	1960 Rome	Kaplan, HamitHamit Kaplan	Wrestling	Freestyle Heavyweight
01 ! Gold	1964 Tokyo	Ayvaz, KazimKazim Ayvaz	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Lightweight
01 ! Gold	1964 Tokyo	Ogan, IsmailIsmail Ogan	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Welterweight
02 ! Silver	1964 Tokyo	Akbas, HüseyinHüseyin Akbas	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Bantamweight
02 ! Silver	1964 Tokyo	Güngör, HasanHasan Güngör	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Middleweight
02 ! Silver	1964 Tokyo	Ayik, AhmetAhmet Ayik	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
03 ! Bronze	1964 Tokyo	Kaplan, HamitHamit Kaplan	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
01 ! Gold	1968 Mexico City	Atalay, MahmutMahmut Atalay	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Welterweight
01 ! Gold	1968 Mexico City	Ayik, AhmetAhmet Ayik	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
02 ! Silver	1972 Munich	Vehbi Akdağ	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 62 kg
03 ! Bronze	1984 Los Angeles	Can, EyüpEyüp Can	Boxing	Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
03 ! Bronze	1984 Los Angeles	Aykaç, TurgutTurgut Aykaç	Boxing	Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
03 ! Bronze	1984 Los Angeles	Taşkın, AyhanAyhan Taşkın	Wrestling	Men's freestyle +100 kg
01 ! Gold	1988 Seoul	Süleymanoğlu, NaimNaim Süleymanoğlu	Weighlifting	Men's 60 kg
02 ! Silver	1988 Seoul	Gençalp, NecmiNecmi Gençalp	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 82 kg
01 ! Gold	1992 Barcelona	Süleymanoğlu, NaimNaim Süleymanoğlu	Weightlifting	Men's 60 kg
01 ! Gold	1992 Barcelona	Pirim, AkifAkif Pirim	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg
02 ! Silver	1992 Barcelona	Başar, HakkıHakkı Başar	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg
02 ! Silver	1992 Barcelona	Şimşek, KenanKenan Şimşek	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 90 kg
03 ! Bronze	1992 Barcelona	Şenyurt, HülyaHülya Şenyurt	Judo	Women's Extra Lightweight (48 kg)
03 ! Bronze	1992 Barcelona	Kayali, AliAli Kayali	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 100 kg
01 ! Gold	1996 Atlanta	Mutlu, HalilHalil Mutlu	Weightlifting	Men's 54 kg
01 ! Gold	1996 Atlanta	Süleymanoğlu, NaimNaim Süleymanoğlu	Weightlifting	Men's 64 kg
01 ! Gold	1996 Atlanta	Yerlikaya, HamzaHamza Yerlikaya	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg
01 ! Gold	1996 Atlanta	Demir, MahmutMahmut Demir	Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 130 kg
02 ! Silver	1996 Atlanta	Beyleroglu, MalikMalik Beyleroglu	Boxing	Men's Middleweight
03 ! Bronze	1996 Atlanta	Pirim, AkifAkif Pirim	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg
01 ! Gold	2000 Sydney	Ozkan, HuseyinHuseyin Ozkan	Judo	Men's 66 kg
01 ! Gold	2000 Sydney	Mutlu, HalilHalil Mutlu	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg
01 ! Gold	2000 Sydney	Yerlikaya, HamzaHamza Yerlikaya	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg
03 ! Bronze	2000 Sydney	Bikçin, HamideHamide Bikçin	Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
03 ! Bronze	2000 Sydney	Bereket, AdemAdem Bereket	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 76 kg
01 ! Gold	2004 Athens	Taylan, NurcanNurcan Taylan	Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg
01 ! Gold	2004 Athens	Mutlu, HalilHalil Mutlu	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg
01 ! Gold	2004 Athens	Sağır, TanerTaner Sağır	Weightlifting	Men's 77 kg
02 ! Silver	2004 Athens	Eroğlu, ŞerefŞeref Eroğlu	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
02 ! Silver	2004 Athens	Tanrıkulu, BahriBahri Tanrıkulu	Taekwondo	Men's 80 kg
02 ! Silver	2004 Athens	Yalçınkaya, AtagünAtagün Yalçınkaya	Boxing	Light flyweight
03 ! Bronze	2004 Athens	Apak, EşrefEşref Apak	Athletics	Men's hammer throw
03 ! Bronze	2004 Athens	Artuç, SedatSedat Artuç	Weightlifting	Men's 56 kg
03 ! Bronze	2004 Athens	Arabacıoğlu, ReyhanReyhan Arabacıoğlu	Weightlifting	Men's 77 kg
03 ! Bronze	2004 Athens	Özal, MehmetMehmet Özal	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg
03 ! Bronze	2004 Athens	Polatci, AydinAydin Polatci	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 120 kg
01 ! Gold	2008 Beijing	Şahin, RamazanRamazan Şahin	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 66 kg
02 ! Silver	2008 Beijing	Abeylegesse, ElvanElvan Abeylegesse	Athletics	Women's 5,000 metre
02 ! Silver	2008 Beijing	Abeylegesse, ElvanElvan Abeylegesse	Athletics	Women's 10,000 metre
02 ! Silver	2008 Beijing	Tanrıkulu, AzizeAzize Tanrıkulu	Taekwondo	Women's 57 kg
03 ! Bronze	2008 Beijing	Kılıç, YakupYakup Kılıç	Boxing	Men's 57 kg
03 ! Bronze	2008 Beijing	Tazegül, ServetServet Tazegül	Taekwondo	Men's 68 kg
03 ! Bronze	2008 Beijing	Avluca, NazmiNazmi Avluca	Wrestling	Men's greco-roman 84 kg
01 ! Gold	2012 London	Tazegül, ServetServet Tazegül	Taekwondo	Men's 68 kg
02 ! Silver	2012 London	Bulut, GamzeGamze Bulut	Athletics	Women's 1500 m
02 ! Silver	2012 London	Tatar, NurNur Tatar	Taekwondo	Women's 67 kg
03 ! Bronze	2012 London	Kayaalp, RızaRıza Kayaalp	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
01 ! Gold	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Akgül, TahaTaha Akgül	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 125 kg
02 ! Silver	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Ismayilov, DaniyarDaniyar Ismayilov	Weightlifting	Men's 69 kg
02 ! Silver	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Kayaalp, RızaRıza Kayaalp	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
02 ! Silver	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Yaşar, SelimSelim Yaşar	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 86 kg
03 ! Bronze	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Copello, YasmaniYasmani Copello	Athletics	Men's 400 metres hurdles
03 ! Bronze	2016 Rio de Janeiro	İldem, CenkCenk İldem	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 98 kg
03 ! Bronze	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Demirtaş, SonerSoner Demirtaş	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 74 kg
03 ! Bronze	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Tatar, NurNur Tatar	Taekwondo	Women's 67 kg

External links

"Turkey". International Olympic Committee.
"Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
"Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
"Turkey". Sports-Reference.com.

Nations that have competed at the Olympic Games

Participated at the Summer Olympic Games • Participated at the Winter Olympic Games • Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo DR Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Americas	Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Summer Winter Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela Virgin Islands

Asia	Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Thailand East Timor Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen

Europe	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Summer Winter Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel¹ Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

Oceania	American Samoa Australia Winter Cook Islands Fiji Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Other	Independent Olympians Refugee Olympic Team

Historical	Australasia Bohemia British West Indies Republic of China Czechoslovakia East Germany Mixed teams Netherlands Antilles North Borneo North Yemen Rhodesia Russian Empire Saar Serbia and Montenegro South Yemen Soviet Union Unified Team United Team of Germany West Germany Yugoslavia

¹ Israel has been a member of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) since 1994.

National sports teams of Turkey

Men's teams	Amputee football Baseball Basketball U-20 U-18 & U-19 U-16 & U-17 3x3 Beach handball Beach soccer Cricket Curling Football U-21 U-20 U-19 U-17 Futsal Goalball Handball Ice hockey U-20 U-18 Lacrosse Rugby union Tennis Volleyball Water polo Wheelchair basketball

Women's teams	Basketball U-20 U-18 & U-19 U-16 & U-17 3x3 Beach handball Curling Football U-21 U-19 U-17 Goalball Handball Ice hockey Rugby union Tennis Volleyball junior youth Wheelchair basketball

Other teams	Korfball

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