Turkey at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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| Competitors | 43 in 8 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 33 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
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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.[1]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Vehbi Akdağ | Wrestling | Men'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
Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Six cyclists represented Turkey in 1972.
- Ali Hüryılmaz — 73rd place
- Mevlüt Boradid not finish (→ no ranking)
- Rıfat Çalışkan — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Haluk Günözgen — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Four fencers, three men and one woman, represented Turkey in 1972.
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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
- ↑ "Turkey at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-21.