Turkey at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Turkey at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code TUR
NOC Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website olimpiyat.org.tr (in English) (in Turkish)
in Munich
Competitors 43 in 8 sports
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverVehbi AkdağWrestlingMen's Freestyle Featherweight

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:49.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat — 3:44.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

  • Heat — 14:26.0 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Arif Doğru

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

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Turkey in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Fencing

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

Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's sabre
Women's foil

Shooting

Four male shooters represented Turkey in 1972.

50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat — 59.32s (→ did not advance)

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Turkey at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-21.


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