Turkey at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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

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

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldNaim SüleymanoğluWeightliftingMen's 60 kg20 September
 SilverNecmi GençalpWrestlingMen's freestyle 82 kg1 October

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 336
Athletics 314
Boxing 4–4
Judo 4–4
Sailing 202
Shooting 112
Swimming 202
Weightlifting 5–5
Wrestling 12–12
Total36541

Results by event

Archery

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

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Huriye Eksi – Preliminary Round (→ 41st place)
  • Elif Eksi – Preliminary Round (→ 42nd place)
  • Selda Unsal – Preliminary Round (→ 50th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Vedat Erbay – 1/8 final (→ 22nd place)
  • Kerem Ersu – Preliminary Round (→ 34th place)
  • Izzet Avci – Preliminary Round (→ 61st place)

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
Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Track and road events
Athletes Events Final
Time Rank
Mehmet Terzi Marathon 2:20.12 32
Ahmet Altun 2:37.44 71

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

  • Murat Tahir
    1. Heat – 24.64 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)
  • Hakan Eskioğlu
    1. Heat – 25.24 (→ did not advance, 50th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Murat Tahir
    1. Heat – 53.27 (→ did not advance, 44th place)
  • Hakan Eskioğlu
    1. Heat – 53.95 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Hakan Eskioğlu
    1. Heat – 1:58.45 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Hakan Eskioğlu
    1. Heat – 2:14.32 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)

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


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