Turkey at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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.[2]

Turkey at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTUR
NOCTurkish National Olympic Committee
Websiteolimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in Munich
Competitors43 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Gıyasettin Yılmaz[1]
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverVehbi AkdağWrestlingMen's Freestyle Featherweight

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 800 metres

  • Mehmet Tümkan
  • Heat — 1:49.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Mehmet Tümkan
  • Heat — 3:44.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

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

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Arif Doğru
  • First Round — Lost to Davey Armstrong (USA), 1:4

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
  • First Round — Lost to Mayaki Seydou (NIG), 2:3

Cycling

Six cyclists represented Turkey in 1972.

Individual road race
  • Ali Hüryılmaz — 73rd place
  • Mevlüt Boradid not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Rıfat Çalışkan — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Haluk Günözgen — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Team time trial
  • Mevlüt Bora
  • Erol Küçükbakırcı
  • Ali Hüryılmaz
  • Seyit Kırmızı

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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

Men's foil
  • Bülent Erdem
Men's épée
  • Ali Tayla
Men's sabre
  • Mehmet Akpınar
Women's foil
  • Özden Ezinler

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Four male shooters represented Turkey in 1972.

50 m rifle, three positions
  • Mehmet Dursun
50 m rifle, prone
  • Mehmet Dursun
Trap
  • Fettah Güney
Skeet
  • Özman Gıraud
  • Güneş Yunus

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Feridun Aybars
  • Heat — 59.32s (→ did not advance)

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Gıyasettin Yılmaz". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. "Turkey at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-21.


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