Trisha Shetty (Editor)

Turkey at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
IOC code
  
TUR

Flag bearer
  
Nuri Boytorun

Competitors
  
48 in 7 sports

Turkey at the 1936 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Turkish National Olympic Committee

Website
  
olimpiyat.org.tr (English) (Turkish)

Medals Ranked 19th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 0 1 2

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. Turkey won its first-ever Olympic medals at these Games.

Contents

Cycling

Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1936

Individual road race
  • Kazım Bingen
  • Kirkor Canbazyan
  • Orhan Suda
  • Talat Tunçalp
    • Team road race
  • Kazım Bingen
  • Kirkor Canbazyan
  • Orhan Suda
  • Talat Tunçalp

    • Fencing

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

    Men's sabre
  • Enver Balkan
  • Orhan Adaş
  • Cihat Teğin
    • Men's team sabre
  • Ilhami Çene, Enver Balkan, Cihat Teğin, Abdul Halim Tokmakçioğlu, Orhan Adaş
    • Women's foil
  • Suat Aşani
  • Halet Çambel

    • References

    Turkey at the 1936 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA