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. 58 competitors, 57 men and one woman, took part in 42 events in seven sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Cycling

Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948 ; Individual road race *

Ali Çetiner Ali Çetiner (born 5 July 1925, date of death unknown) was a Turkish cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and offic ...

Mustafa Osmanlı Mustafa Osmanlı (born 7 March 1920, died before 2013) was a Turkish cyclist. He competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and offic ...

Orhan Suda Orhan Suda (1 July 1916 – 15 December 1978) was a Turkish cyclist. He competed in the two events at the 1936 Summer Olympics and two events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympia ...

Talat Tunçalp Talat Tunçalp (1 October 1915 – 1 January 2017) was a Turkish cyclist. He was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire in the mid-to-late 1910s, though his birth year was reported as both 1915 and 1917. He took up cycling and won his first sprint ...

; Team road race *

Equestrian

Fencing

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 Vural is a Turkish masculine name and a surname. Notable people with the name are as follows: Given name * Vural Arıkan (1929–1993), Turkish economist, lawyer and politician * Vural Balcan, Turkish Olympic fencer * Vural Öger (born 1942), Ger ...

Football

Wrestling

;Men's freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman

Art competitions

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1948 Summer Olympics

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

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