Turkey at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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| Turkey at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TUR |
| NOC | Turkish National Olympic Committee |
| Website | olimpiyat |
| in Barcelona | |
| Competitors | 41 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kerem Ersü[1] |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Turkey competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Naim Süleymanoğlu | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg | 28 July |
| Gold |
Akif Pirim | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 62 kg | 30 July |
 Silver |
Hakkı Başar | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg | 30 July |
| Silver |
Kenan Şimşek | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 90 kg | 7 August |
 Bronze |
Hülya Şenyurt | Judo | Women's 48 kg | 2 August |
| Bronze |
Ali Kayali | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 100 kg | 5 August |
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 1 | – | 1 |
| Judo | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 6 | – | 6 |
| Wrestling | 15 | – | 15 |
| Total | 36 | 5 | 41 |
Results by event
[edit]In its third Olympic archery competition, Turkey's women were much more successful than the men. The ladies were able to earn a top eight finish in the team round.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Natalia Nasaridze — Round of 16, 15th place (1-1)
- Zehra Oktem — Round of 32, 30th place (0-1)
- Elif Eksi — Ranking round, 39th place (0-0)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Kerem Ersu — Ranking round, 46th place (0-0)
- Vedat Erbay — Ranking round, 50th place (0-0)
- Ozcan Ediz — Ranking round, 59th place (0-0)
Women's Team Competition:
- Nasaridze, Oktem, and Eksi — Quarterfinal, 6th place (1-1)
Men's Team Competition:
- Ersu, Erbay, and Ediz — Ranking round, 18th place
Men's Competition
[edit]- Haldun Efemgül (– 69 kg)
- Alpaslan Ayan (– 71 kg)
Women's Competition
[edit]- Hülya Şenyurt (– 48 kg)
- Derya Çalışkan (– 52 kg)
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
- Final Ranking — 310.0 points (→ 32nd place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Mehmet Uğur Taner
- Heat — 51.34 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Mehmet Uğur Taner
- Heat — 1:50.95 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Mehmet Uğur Taner
- Heat — 3:57.64 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
- Can Ergenekan
- Heat — 3:58.43 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Derya Büyükuncu
- Heat — 57.38 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Derya Büyükuncu
- Heat — 2:06.01 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Mehmet Uğur Taner
- Heat — 55.31 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
- Can Ergenekan
- Heat — 56.30 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Can Ergenekan
- Heat — 2:00.82
- B-Final – 2:01.21 (→ 12th place)
- Mehmet Uğur Taner
- Heat — 2:01.61 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
- Halil Mutlu (– 52 kg)
- Hafız Süleymanoğlu (– 56 kg)
- Naim Süleymanoğlu (– 60 kg)
- Muharrem Süleymanoğlu (– 75 kg)
- Sunay Bulut (– 82,5 kg)
- Erdinç Aslan (– 110 kg)
Freestyle
[edit]- Ahmet Orel (– 52 kg)
- Remzi Musaoğlu (– 57 kg)
- Ismail Faikoğlu (– 62 kg)
- Fatih Özbaş (– 68 kg)
- Selahattin Yiğit (– 74 kg)
- Sebahattin Öztürk (– 82 kg)
- Kenan Şimşek (– 90 kg)
- Ali Kayali (– 100 kg)
- Mahmut Demir (– 130 kg)
Greco-Roman
[edit]- Ömer Elmas (– 48 kg)
- Remzi Öztürk (– 52 kg)
- Ergüder Bekişdamat (– 57 kg)
- Mehmet Akif Pirim (– 62 kg)
- Erhan Balci (– 74 kg)
- Hakkı Başar (– 90 kg)
References
[edit]- ^ "Kerem Ersü". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Türkiye at the 1992 Summer Olympics