Turkey at the 1988 Summer Olympics

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Turkey at the Olympic Games
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IOC code:   TUR
1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Medals Rank: 27	Gold 1	Silver 1	Bronze 0	Total 2
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

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

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 2 Results by event 2.1 Archery 2.2 Athletics 2.3 Swimming

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

• Naim Süleymanoğlu — Weightlifting, Men's Featherweight (60 kg)

[edit] Silver

• Necmi Gençalp — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight (82 kg)

[edit] Results by event

[edit] 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)

[edit] Athletics

Men's Marathon

• Mehmet Terzi — 2:20.12 (→ 32nd place)
• Ahmet Altun — 2:37.44 (→ 71st place)

[edit] 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)

Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea

Afghanistan • Algeria • American Samoa • Andorra • Angola • Antigua‑Barbuda • Argentina • Aruba • Australia • Austria • Bahamas • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Barbados • Belgium • Belize • Benin • Bermuda • Bhutan • Bolivia • Botswana • Brazil • British Virgin Islands • Brunei • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Burma • Cameroon • Canada • Cayman Islands • Central African Republic • Chad • Chile • China • Chinese Taipei • Colombia • Congo • Cook Islands • Costa Rica • Côte d'Ivoire • Cyprus • Czechoslovakia • Denmark • Djibouti • Dominican Republic • Ecuador • Egypt • El Salvador • Equatorial Guinea • Fiji • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • East Germany • West Germany • Ghana • Great Britain • Greece • Grenada • Guam • Guatemala • Guinea • Guyana • Haiti • Honduras • Hong Kong • Hungary • Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kenya • South Korea • Kuwait • Laos • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Liechtenstein • Luxembourg • Malawi • Malaysia • Maldives • Mali • Malta • Mauritania • Mauritius • Mexico • Monaco • Mongolia • Morocco • Mozambique • Nepal • Netherlands • Netherlands Antilles • New Zealand • Niger • Nigeria • Norway • Oman • Pakistan • Panama • Papua New Guinea • Paraguay • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Qatar • Romania • Rwanda • Saint Vincent‑Grenadines • Samoa • San Marino • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Sierra Leone • Singapore • Solomon Islands • Somalia • Soviet Union • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Swaziland • Sweden • Switzerland • Syria • Tanzania • Thailand • Togo • Tonga • Trinidad‑Tobago • Tunisia • Turkey • Uganda • United Arab Emirates • United States • Uruguay • Vanuatu • Venezuela • Vietnam • Virgin Islands • North Yemen • South Yemen • Yugoslavia • Zaire • Zambia • Zimbabwe