Turkey at the 1928 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 31 in 6 sports | |||||||||
| Officials | Selim Sırrı Tarcan | |||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Turkey competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
31 competitors participated at six sports branches of athletics, cycling, fencing, football, weightlifting and wrestling.[1]
In the Amsterdam Olympics, Turkey received fourth place for the first time ever. Tayyar Yalaz was the Turkish Olympian, whose name was listed in the official table of honor, which lists six best contestants in each event. He wrestled in the 67 kg division of Greco-Roman style to come in fourth.[2]
Contents
Athletics
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Men's 100 m flat
- Mehmet Ali T. - Preliminary contest (1st round) 5th series, eliminated
- Semih Turkdogan - Preliminary contest (1st round) 6th series, eliminated
- Sinasi Sahingiray - Preliminary contest (1st round) 10th series, eliminated
- Enis H. - Preliminary contest (1st round) 16th series, eliminated
Men's 800 m flat
- Ömer Besim Kosalay - Preliminary contest 6th series, eliminated
Men's 1500 m flat
- Ömer Besim Kosalay - Preliminary contest 4th series, eliminated
Men's Running high jump
- Haydar S. - Preliminary contest 3rd series, 1.70 m
Men's 400 m relay
- Mehmet Ali T., Semih Turkdogan, Sinasi Sahingiray, Enis H., Ömer Besim Kosalay - Preliminary contest 3rd series, eliminated
Cycling
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Track races
1 km against time
- Galip Cav - 1.22.3 14th place
1 km scratch
- Cavit Cav - Requalifying races 4th series, eliminated
4 km pursuit race
- Galip Cav, Yunus Nüzhet Unat, Cavit Cav, Tacettin Öztürkmen - Preliminary contest (1st round) 3rd series, eliminated
Fencing
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- Nami Yayak - Preliminary contests 4th pool, 6th place
- Muhuttin Okyavuz - Preliminary contests 5th pool, 5th place
- Enver Balkan - Preliminary contests 8th pool, 7th place
- Fuat Balkan, Enver Balkan, Muhuttin Okyavuz, Nami Yayak - Semifinals 2nd pool, 4th place
Football
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The soccer team was beaten 7-1 by Egypt on May 28, 1928. Alaeddin scored Turkey's only goal. For Egypt, Moktar El-Tetch scored 3, Gamil El-Zobair scored one, Mohamed Houda scored 2, and Ali Reyadh scored one.
Team: Muhlis S., Ulvi Z., Burhan I., Şükrü H., Osman S., Alaeddin E., Nafız O., Latif Y., Cevad R., Mehmet S., Kemal F., Kadri D., Nihat A., Sabih M., Bedri H., Bekir R., Zeki R., İsmet S., Feyzi R., Şevki M.
Weightlifting
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Featherweight
- Cemal Ercman - 262.5 kg 8th place
Wrestling
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Men's Greco-Roman style
Bantamweight (- 58 kg)
- Burhan Conker - 2nd round, eliminated
Featherweight (58 – 62 kg)
- Saim Arikan - 4th round, eliminated
Lightweight (62 - 67.5 kg)
- Tayyar Yalaz - 4th place
Middleweight (67.5 – 75 kg)
- Nuri Boytorun - 4th round, eliminated
Light heavyweight (75 - 82.5 kg)
- Şefik A. - 2nd round, eliminated
Heavyweight (+ 82.5 kg)
- Mehmet Coban - 3rd round, eliminated
References
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- ↑ Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey
