Turkey at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Turkey at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTUR
NOCTurkish National Olympic Committee
Websiteolimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in Seoul
Competitors41 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Ali Şahin[1]
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Naim Süleymanoğlu Weightlifting Men's 60 kg 20 September
 Silver Necmi Gençalp Wrestling Men's freestyle 82 kg 1 October

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 3 6
Athletics 3 1 4
Boxing 4 4
Judo 4 4
Sailing 2 0 2
Shooting 1 1 2
Swimming 2 0 2
Weightlifting 5 5
Wrestling 12 12
Total 36 5 41

Results by event

In its second Olympic archery competition, Turkey was represented by three men and three women.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Team Competition:

  • Eksi, Eksi, and Unsal – Preliminary Round (→ 14th place)

Men's Team Competition:

  • Erbay, Ersu, and Avci – Preliminary Round (→ 14th place)

Athletics

Men
Track and road events
Athletes Events Final
Time Rank
Mehmet Terzi Marathon 2:20.12 32
Ahmet Altun 2:37.44 71

Men's 50m Freestyle

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 200m Individual Medley

References

  1. ^ "Ali Şahin". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ Türkiye at the 1988 Summer Olympics