Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Turkey at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTUR
NOCTurkish National Olympic Committee
Websiteolimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in Atlanta, Georgia
Competitors53
Flag bearer Derya Büyükuncu[1]
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Halil Mutlu Weightlifting Men's Flyweight (54 kg)
 Gold Naim Süleymanoğlu Weightlifting Men's Featherweight (64 kg)
 Gold Hamza Yerlikaya Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight (82 kg)
 Gold Mahmut Demir Wrestling Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight (> 100 kg)
 Silver Malik Beyleroglu Boxing Men's Middleweight
 Bronze Akif Pirim Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Featherweight (62 kg)

Results by event

Archery

In its fourth Olympic archery competition, Turkey's women nearly earned two medals. Elif Altınkaynak 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:

  • Altınkaynak, Nasaridze, and Ekşi → Bronze Medal Match, 4th place (2-1)

Athletics

Men's Decathlon

  • Final Result — 7575 points (→ 29th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 57.86m (→ did not advance)

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

  • Nida Zuhal
    1. Heat — 1:04.11 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

  • Nida Zuhal
    1. Heat — 2:18.46 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Weightlifting

Men's Light-Heavyweight (– 83 kg)

  • Final — 165.0 + 197.5 = 362.5 (→ 7th place)

References

  1. ^ "Derya Büyükuncu". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

Sources