Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Turkey
competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta
, United States
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Archery
In its fourth Olympic archery competition, Turkey's women nearly earned two medals. Elif Altankaynak made it to the semifinals in the individual competition, and the women's team made it there in the team round. However, the semifinals were as far as any Turkish archer got, and Altankaynak and the team both lost there and in the bronze medal matches.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Women's Team Competition:
Athletics
Men's Decathlon
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Marathon
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Swimming
Men's 400m Freestyle
Men's 100m Backstroke
Men's 200m Backstroke
Men's 100m Butterfly
Men's 200m Butterfly
Women's 100m Butterfly
Women's 200m Butterfly
Weightlifting
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 83 kg)
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
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, United States
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in... |
Men's Flyweight (54 kg) | ||
| Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in... |
Men's Featherweight (64 kg) | ||
| Wrestling Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal... |
Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight (82 kg) | ||
| Wrestling Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal... |
Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight (> 100 kg) | ||
| Boxing Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics -Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996... |
Men's Middleweight | ||
| Wrestling Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal... |
Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (62 kg) |
ArcheryArchery at the 1996 Summer OlympicsArchery at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of four events. The events were held in neighboring Stone Mountain.All archery was done at a range of 70 metres. 64 archers competed in each the men's individual and women's individual competitions. They began with a 72-arrow ranking round...
In its fourth Olympic archery competition, Turkey's women nearly earned two medals. Elif Altankaynak made it to the semifinals in the individual competition, and the women's team made it there in the team round. However, the semifinals were as far as any Turkish archer got, and Altankaynak and the team both lost there and in the bronze medal matches.Women's Individual Competition:
- Elif Altankaynak → Bronze Medal Match, 4th place (4-2)
- Natalia NasaridzeNatalia NasaridzeNatalia Nasaridze is a three-time European champion archer, currently competing internationally for Turkey....
→ Round of 32, 21st place (1-1) - Elif Eksi → Round of 64, 47th place (0-1)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Okyay Kucukkayalar → Round of 64, 59th place (0-1)
Women's Team Competition:
- Altankaynak, Nasaridze, and Eksi → Bronze Medal Match, 4th place (2-1)
AthleticsAthletics at the 1996 Summer OlympicsAt the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...
Men's Decathlon
- Alper Kasapoglu
- Final Result — 7575 points (→ 29th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Aysel Taş
- Qualification — 57.86m (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Serap AktasSerap AktasSerap Aktaş is a Turkish female middle and long-distance runner, who later specialized in marathon. She holds various Turkish records....
— 2:36.14 (→ 23rd place)
BoxingBoxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Yaşar GiritliYaşar GiritliYaşar Giritli is a retired male boxer from Turkey. He competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There, he was stopped in the first round of the men's light flyweight division by Thailand's Somrot Kamsing....
- First Round — Lost to Somrot KamsingSomrot KamsingSomrot Kamsing is a retired male boxer from Thailand, who competed for his Asian country at the 1996 Summer Olympics. An older brother of Somluck Kamsing, he was defeated in Atlanta, Georgia in the quarterfinals of the men's light flyweight division by Bulgaria's eventual gold medalist Daniel...
(Thailand) on points (4-19)
- First Round — Lost to Somrot Kamsing
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Soner Karagöz
- First Round — Lost to István KovácsIstván KovácsIstván Kovács , nicknamed Ko-Ko or sometimes The Cobra is a retired Hungarian boxer. As an amateur he won the bantamweight gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and was a world champion at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships in flyweight and at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships...
(Hungary), 3-15
- First Round — Lost to István Kovács
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Serdar Yağlı
- First Round — Lost to Josian Lebon (Mauritius), 8-9
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Vahdettin İşseverVahdettin IsseverVahdettin İşsever is a boxer from Turkey, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Ligtweight division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, alongside Italy's Christian Giantomassi....
- First Round — Lost to Hocine SoltaniHocine SoltaniHocine Soltani was a boxer from Algeria, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992 he placed third in the featherweight division , and at the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in lightweight....
(Algeria), 2-14
- First Round — Lost to Hocine Soltani
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
- Nurhan SüleymanoğluNurhan SüleymanogluNurhan Süleymanoğlu is a boxer from Turkey.Participating at the 1996 Summer Olympics, he was stopped in the second round of the light welterweight division by Cuba's Héctor Vinent....
- First Round — Defeated Aboubacar Diallo (Guinea), 21-5
- Second Round — Lost to Héctor VinentHéctor VinentHéctor Vinent Cháron was a Cuban boxer, who won the Light Welterweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:**...
(Cuba), 1-23
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Çahit Sürme
- First Round — Lost to Oleg SaitovOleg SaitovOleg Elekpayevich Saitov is a Russian boxer. He studied journalism in Ryazan, a city of approximately one million people south of Moscow.He won the Olympic gold medal at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in the welterweight division, and bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics. He was the winner of the...
(Russia), 1-11
- First Round — Lost to Oleg Saitov
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Malik BeyleroğluMalik BeylerogluMalik Beyleroğlu is a former amateur boxer from Turkey. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's middleweight division...
→ Silver Medal- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Zsolt Erdel (Hungary), 9-8
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Tomasz Borowski (Poland), 16-12
- Semifinals — Defeated Mohamed BahariMohamed BahariMohamed Bahari is a boxer from Algeria.Bahari won the bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta...
(Algeria), 11-11 (referee decision) - Final — Lost to Ariel Hernández (Cuba), 3-11
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- Yusuf Öztürk
- First Round — Lost to Pedro Aurino (Italy), 7-15
SwimmingSwimming at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Çan Ergenekan
- Heat — 4:02.39 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Derya BüyükunçuDerya BüyükunçuDerya Büyükuncu is a five-time olympic backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Turkey.In 2009, during the LEN Shourt Course European Championships, Buyukuncu was a finalist in 200 m backstroke. He finished in 5th place at the age of 33. -References:...
- Heat — 56.71 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Derya BüyükunçuDerya BüyükunçuDerya Büyükuncu is a five-time olympic backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Turkey.In 2009, during the LEN Shourt Course European Championships, Buyukuncu was a finalist in 200 m backstroke. He finished in 5th place at the age of 33. -References:...
- Heat — 2:04.28 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Derya BüyükunçuDerya BüyükunçuDerya Büyükuncu is a five-time olympic backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Turkey.In 2009, during the LEN Shourt Course European Championships, Buyukuncu was a finalist in 200 m backstroke. He finished in 5th place at the age of 33. -References:...
- Heat — 54.89 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Çan Ergenekan
- Heat — 2:01.65 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
- Nida Zuhal
- Heat — 1:04.11 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
- Nida Zuhal
- Heat — 2:18.46 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1996 Summer OlympicsThe weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in...
Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 83 kg)
- Dursun SevincDursun SevinçDursun Sevinç is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –85 kg division.-Achievements:World Weightlifting Championships:European Weightlifting Championships:Mediterranean Games:...
- Final — 165.0 + 197.5 = 362.5 (→ 7th place)