Turkey at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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IOC code TUR 0 1		Competitors 43 in 8 sports

NOC Turkish National Olympic Committee Website olimpiyat.org.tr (English) (Turkish) MedalsRanked 33rd GoldSilverBronzeTotal0101

Turkey competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 43 competitors, 42 men and 1 woman, took part in 43 events in 8 sports.

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

Mehmet Tümkan

Heat — 1:49.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

Mehmet Tümkan

Heat — 3:44.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

Hikmet Şen

Heat — 14:26.0 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Arif Doğru

First Round — Lost to Davey Armstrong (USA), 1:4

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Kemal Sonunur

First Round — Bye

Second Round — Lost to Constantin Gruescu (ROM), 0:5

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Mehmet Kumova

First Round — Lost to Mayaki Seydou (NIG), 2:3

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Turkey in 1972.

Individual road race

Ali Hüryılmaz — 73rd place

Mevlüt Boradid not finish (→ no ranking)

Rıfat Çalışkan — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Haluk Günözgen — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

Mevlüt Bora

Erol Küçükbakırcı

Ali Hüryılmaz

Seyit Kırmızı

Fencing

Four fencers, three men and one woman, represented Turkey in 1972.

Özden Ezinler

Shooting

Four male shooters represented Turkey in 1972.

50 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, prone

Özman Gıraud

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

Feridun Aybars

Heat — 59.32s (→ did not advance)

References

Turkey at the 1972 Summer Olympics Wikipedia

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