Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
competed at the
1948 Summer Olympics in
London
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,
England
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. 58 competitors, 57 men and 1 woman, took part in 42 events in 7 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
Cycling
Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948
;
Individual road race
*
Ali Çetiner
*
Mustafa Osmanlı
*
Orhan Suda
*
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
*
Ali Çetiner
*
Mustafa Osmanlı
*
Orhan Suda
*
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 ...
Equestrian
Fencing
Six fencers, all men, represented Turkey in 1948.
;
Men's foil
*
Nihat Balkan
*
Nejat Tulgar
;
Men's sabre
*
Sabri Tezcan
*
Rıza Arseven
Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and 1 woman, took part in 42 events in 7 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
Cycling
Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948
; Individual road race
...
*
Merih Sezen
Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and 1 woman, took part in 42 events in 7 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
Cycling
Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948
; Individual road race
...
;
Men's team sabre
*
Merih Sezen
Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and 1 woman, took part in 42 events in 7 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
Cycling
Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948
; Individual road race
...
,
Nihat Balkan,
Rıza Arseven
Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and 1 woman, took part in 42 events in 7 sports.
Medalists
Athletics
Cycling
Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948
; Individual road race
...
,
Sabri Tezcan,
Vural Balcan Vural is a Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish ...
Football
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
External links
Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948
Events January
* January 1
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1948 in Turkish sport
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