Turkey at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Turkey at the
1936 Summer Olympics

IOC code| TUR
NOC| Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website| olimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in Berlin
Competitors| 48 in 7 sports
Flag bearer| Saim Polatkan[1]
Medals
Ranked 19th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1908
* 1912
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* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
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* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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.[2] Turkey won its first-ever Olympic medals at these games.[3]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Yaşar Erkan | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman featherweight
Bronze | Ahmet Kireççi | Wrestling | Men's freestyle middleweight

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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

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Main article: Cycling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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

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Main article: Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Round of 16

3 August 1936 (1936-08-03)

17:30

Turkey | 0–4|  Norway

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| Report | Martinsen 30', 70'
Brustad 53'
Kvammen 80'

Mommsenstadion, Berlin

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy)

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1936 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Flagbearers for Türkiye". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
2. ^ "Turkey at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
3. ^ "Yaşar Erkan". Olympics.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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