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Turkey at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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Turkey at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTUR
NOCTurkish National Olympic Committee
Websiteolimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in Berlin
Competitors48 in 7 sports
Flag bearerSaim Polatkan[1]
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 48 competitors, 46 men and 2 women, took part in 26 events in 7 sports.[2] Turkey won its first-ever Olympic medals at these games.[3]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Yaşar Erkan Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
 Bronze Ahmet Kireççi Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight

Basketball

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First Round

7 August 1936
16:00
Report, p. 1078
 Chile 30,  Turkey 16
Scoring by half: 15–5, 15–11
Tennis Courts, Court 2
Referees: E. Ghirimoldi (Italy), Ch. Perschon (Germany), W. Balzereit (Germany)

First consolation round

8 August 1936
17:00
Report, p. 1079
 Egypt 33,  Turkey 23
Scoring by half: 19–14, 14–9
Tennis Courts, Court 1
Referees: M. Creux (France), J, Christensen (Germany), H. Kalshaus (Germany)

Cycling

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Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1936

Individual road race
Team road race

Equestrian

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Fencing

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Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented Turkey in 1936.

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

Football

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Round of 16
Turkey 0–4 Norway
Report Martinsen 30', 70'
Brustad 53'
Kvammen 80'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)

Sailing

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Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Türkiye". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Turkey at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Yaşar Erkan". Olympics.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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