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 codeTUR
NOCTurkish National Olympic Committee
Websiteolimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in London
Competitors58 in 7 sports
Flag bearerMuharrem Candaş[1]
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
6
Silver
4
Bronze
2
Total
12
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldNasuh AkarWrestlingMen's freestyle bantamweight31 July
 GoldGazanfer BilgeWrestlingMen's freestyle featherweight31 July
 GoldCelal AtikWrestlingMen's freestyle lightweight31 July
 GoldYasar DoguWrestlingMen's freestyle welterweight31 July
 GoldAhmet KireççiWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman heavyweight6 August
 GoldMehmet OktavWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman featherweight6 August
 SilverHalit BalamirWrestlingMen's freestyle flyweight31 July
 SilverAdil CandemirWrestlingMen's freestyle middleweight31 July
 SilverKenan OlcayWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman flyweight6 August
 SilverMuhlis TayfurWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman middleweight6 August
 BronzeRuhi SarıalpAthleticsMen's triple jump3 August
 BronzeHalil KayaWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman bantamweight6 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
Team road race

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.


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