Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and one woman, took part in 42 events in seven sports.^[2]

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
Flag bearer	Muharrem Candaş[1]
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 2024
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948

Individual road race

• Ali Çetiner
• Mustafa Osmanlı
• Orhan Suda
• Talat Tunçalp

Team road race

• Ali Çetiner
• Mustafa Osmanlı
• Orhan Suda
• Talat Tunçalp

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Six fencers, all men, represented Turkey in 1948.

Men's foil

• Nihat Balkan
• Nejat Tulgar

Men's sabre

• Sabri Tezcan
• Rıza Arseven
• Merih Sezen

Men's team sabre

• Merih Sezen, Nihat Balkan, Rıza Arseven, Sabri Tezcan, Vural Balcan

Football

Main article: Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's freestyle^[3]

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Rank
Halit Balamir	Flyweight	Viitala (FIN) L 1–2	Baudric (FRA) W 3–0	Johansson (SWE) W Fall	Raeisi (IRI) W 3–0	Bye	—
Nasuh Akar	Bantamweight	May (CAN) W Fall	Wenger (SUI) W 3–0	Persson (SWE) W 3–0	Trimpont (BEL) W Fall	Kouyos (FRA) W Fall	Leeman (USA) W Fall	—
Gazanfer Bilge	Featherweight	Saadian (IRI) W Fall	Tóth (HUN) W Fall	Jouaville (FRA) W Fall	Moore (USA) W Fall	Hietala (FIN) W Fall	Bye	Sjölin (SWE) W 3–0
Celal Atik	Lightweight	Koll (USA) W Fall	Singh (IND) W Fall	Ries (RSA) W Fall	Leppänen (FIN) W 3–0	Nizzola (ITA) W Fall	Frändfors (SWE) W Fall	—
Yaşar Doğu	Welterweight	Bhargava (IND) W Fall	Zandi (IRI) W Fall	Moustafa (EGY) W Fall	Sóvári (HUN) W Fall	Bye	Merrill (USA) W 3–0	Garrard (AUS) W Fall
Adil Candemir	Middleweight	Arthur (AUS) W Fall	Vachon (CAN) W 2–1	Bowey (GBR) W Fall	Brand (USA) L Fall	Bye	—
Muharrem Candaş	Light heavyweight	Istaz (BEL) W 3–0	Mellavuo (FIN) W 3–0	Bye	Stöckli (SUI) L 1–2	Wittenberg (USA) L Fall	Did not advance		4
Sadik Esen	Heavyweight	Antonsson (SWE) L 0–3	Lardon (SUI) W 3–0	Bye	Armstrong (AUS) L Fall	Did not advance			4

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Rank
Kenan Olcay	Flyweight	Clausen (NOR) W 3–0	Thomsen (DEN) W 3–0	Abdel-El (EGY) W Fall	Szilágyi (HUN) L 1–2	Bye	Lombardi (ITA) L 1–2
Halil Kaya	Bantamweight	Arenzana (FRA) W Fall	Biris (GRE) W Fall	Bencze (HUN) L 0–3	Bye	Hassan (EGY) L 0–3	Did not advance
Mehmet Oktav	Featherweight	Bye	Talosela (FIN) W 3–0	Anderberg (SWE) W Fall	Kandil (EGY) W 3–0	Weidner (AUT) W 2–1	Bye
Ahmet Şenol	Lightweight	Falaux (FRA) W 2–1	Myland (GBR) W Fall	Damage (LBN) L 0–3	Freij (SWE) L Fall	Did not advance		6
Ali Özdemir	Welterweight	Männikkö (FIN) L 0–3	Retired					16
Muhlis Tayfur	Middleweight	Groot (NED) W 3–0	Bolzi (ARG) W Fall	Vogel (AUT) W Fall	Kinnunen (FIN) L 0–3	Bye	Grönberg (SWE) L 0–3
Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak	Light heavyweight	Ramírez (ARG) W 3–0	Nilsson (SWE) L 0–3	Richmond (GBR) L Fall	Did not advance			8
Ahmet Kireççi	Heavyweight	Inderbitzin (SUI) W Fall	Nilsson (SWE) W Fall	Kangasniemi (FIN) W 3–0	Bye	Fantoni (ITA) W 3–0	—

Art competitions

Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Flagbearers for Türkiye". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
2. "Turkey at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
3. "The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. 3 January 2011. pp. 689–696. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database