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Turkey at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Turkey at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTUR
NOCTurkish National Olympic Committee
Websiteolimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in Seoul
Competitors41 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Ali Şahin[1]
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Naim Süleymanoğlu Weightlifting Men's 60 kg 20 September
 Silver Necmi Gençalp Wrestling Men's freestyle 82 kg 1 October

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 3 6
Athletics 3 1 4
Boxing 4 4
Judo 4 4
Sailing 2 0 2
Shooting 1 1 2
Swimming 2 0 2
Weightlifting 5 5
Wrestling 12 12
Total 36 5 41

Results by event

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In its second Olympic archery competition, Turkey was represented by three men and three women.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Team Competition:

  • Eksi, Eksi, and Unsal – Preliminary Round (→ 14th place)

Men's Team Competition:

  • Erbay, Ersu, and Avci – Preliminary Round (→ 14th place)

Athletics

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Men
Track and road events
Athletes Events Final
Time Rank
Mehmet Terzi Marathon 2:20.12 32
Ahmet Altun 2:37.44 71

Men's 50m Freestyle

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 200m Individual Medley

References

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  1. ^ "Ali Şahin". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ Türkiye at the 1988 Summer Olympics