Turkey took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta ( USA ) for the seventeenth time in its history, and won four gold, one silver and one bronze medals. The country was represented by 53 athletes (44 men and 9 women) who competed in athletics, weightlifting, wrestling, boxing, judo, archery, sailing, swimming, bullet shooting.
| Turkey at the Olympics | ||||
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| IOC Code | Tur | |||
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Turkey Official site (tour.) | |||
| Atlanta Olympics | ||||
| Athletes | 53 in 9 sports | |||
| Standard bearer | Derya Buyukunju | |||
| Medals Place 19 | Gold four | Silver one | Bronze one | Total 6 |
| Participation in the Summer Olympics | ||||
| 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 | ||||
| Participation in the Winter Olympics | ||||
| 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 • 2018 | ||||
Content
- 1 Medalists
- 2 Composition and results of the Turkish Olympic team
- 2.1 Boxing
- 2.2 Judo
- 3 References
Medalists
| Medal | Athlete | Kind of sport | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Khalil Mutlu | Weightlifting | Men up to 54 kg |
| Gold | Naim Suleimanoglu | Weightlifting | Men up to 64 kg |
| Gold | Hamza Erlikaya | Greco-Roman wrestling | Men up to 82 kg |
| Gold | Mahmut Demir | Freestyle wrestling | Men up to 130 kg |
| Silver | Malik Beyleroglu | Boxing | Men up to 75 kg |
| Bronze | Mehmet Akif Pirim | Greco-Roman wrestling | Men up to 62 kg |
Turkish Olympic Team Composition and Results
Boxing
| Competition | Athletes | 1st round | 2nd round | Quarter final | Semifinal | The final | A place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rival Result | Rival Result | Rival Result | Rival Result | Rival Result | |||
| up to 48 kg | Yashar Giritli | Somroth Camsing ( THA ) since 4-19 | Completed the presentation | ||||
| up to 54 kg | Soner Karagez | Istvan Kovacs ( HUN ) since 3-15 | Completed the presentation | ||||
| up to 57 kg | Serdar Jagli | Josian Lebon ( MRI ) since 8-9 | Completed the presentation | ||||
| up to 60 kg | Wahdettin Ishsever | Hoshin Soltani ( ALG ) since 2-14 | Completed the presentation | ||||
| up to 63.5 kg | |||||||
| Nurkhan Suleimanoglu | Abubacar Diallo ( GUI ) bob 5-21 | Hector Vincent ( CUB ) since 1-23 | Completed the presentation | ||||
| up to 67 kg | |||||||
| Chahit Surme | Oleg Saitov ( RUS ) since 1-11 | Completed the presentation | |||||
| up to 75 kg | |||||||
| Malik Beyleroglu | Zsolt Erdei ( HUN ) bob 9-8 | Tomasz Borowski ( HUN ) bob 16-12 | Mohamed Bahari ( ALG ) bob 11-11 | Ariel Hernandez ( CUB ) since 3-11 | |||
Judo
- Athletes - 1
Judo competitions were held according to the elimination system. Comforting meetings were held between the athletes who were defeated in the quarterfinals of the tournament. The winners of the consolation meetings met in the battle for 3rd place with athletes who lost in the semi-finals in the opposite half of the tournament bracket.
- Men
| Category | Athletes | 1/32 finals | 1/16 finals | 1/8 finals | Quarter final | Semifinal | The final | A place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rival Result | Rival Result | Rival Result | Rival Result | Rival Result | Rival Result | |||
| over 95 kg | Selim Tatataroglu | Did not participate | Ernesto Perez ( ESP ) since | For 3rd place | 13 | |||
| Frank Möller ( GER ) since | Completed the presentation | |||||||