Turkey at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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.

Turkey at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTUR
NOCTurkish National Olympic Committee
in Berlin
Competitors48 in 7 sports
Flag bearerSaim Polatkan
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Yaşar Erkan Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
 Bronze Ahmet Kireççi Wrestling Men's freestyle middleweight

Basketball

First Round

7 August 1936
16:00
Report, p. 1078
 Chile 30,  Turkey 16
Scoring by half: 15–5, 15–11
Tennis Courts, Court 2
Referees: E. Ghirimoldi (Italy), Ch. Perschon (Germany), W. Balzereit (Germany)

First consolation round

8 August 1936
17:00
Report, p. 1079
 Egypt 33,  Turkey 23
Scoring by half: 19–14, 14–9
Tennis Courts, Court 1
Referees: M. Creux (France), J, Christensen (Germany), H. Kalshaus (Germany)

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

Equestrian

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

Football

Round of 16
Turkey 0–4 Norway
Report Martinsen 30', 70'
Brustad 53'
Kvammen 80'
Mommsenstadion, Berlin
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)

Sailing

Wrestling

Freestyle

Men's bantamweight
  • Ahmet Çakıryıldız 6th
Men's featherweight
  • Yaşar Erkan AC
Men's lightweight
  • Sadık Soğancı AC
Men's welterweight
  • Hüseyin Erçetin AC
Men's middleweight
  • Ahmet Kireççi  Bronze
Men's light heavyweight
  • Mustafa Avcioğlu AC
Men's heavyweight
  • Mehmet Çoban AC

Greco-Roman

Men's bantamweight
  • Hüseyin Erkmen AC
Men's featherweight
  • Yaşar Erkan  Gold
Men's lightweight
  • Saim Arıkan AC
Men's welterweight
  • Nurettin Baytorun 6th
Men's middleweight
  • Adnan Yurdaer AC
Men's light heavyweight
  • Mustafa Avcioğlu AC
Men's heavyweight
  • Mehmet Çoban 4th

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