Turkey at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Turkey at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTUR
NOCTurkish National Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors58 in 7 sports
Flag bearerMuharrem Candaş
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
6
Silver
4
Bronze
2
Total
12
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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.

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

Cycling

Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948

Individual road race
Team road race

Equestrian

Fencing

Six fencers, all men, represented Turkey in 1948.

Men's foil
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Football

Wrestling

Men's freestyle
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 N/a 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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		 N/a 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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		 N/a 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Adil Candemir Middleweight  Arthur (AUS)
W Fall		  Vachon (CAN)
W 2–1		  Bowey (GBR)
W Fall		  Brand (USA)
L Fall		 Bye N/a 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mehmet Oktav Featherweight Bye  Talosela (FIN)
W 3–0		  Anderberg (SWE)
W Fall		  Kandil (EGY)
W 3–0		  Weidner (AUT)
W 2–1		 Bye 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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		 N/a 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Art competitions

References

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  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.