Turkey at the 1956 Summer Olympics
| Turkey at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | TUR |
| NOC | Turkish National Olympic Committee |
| Website | olimpiyat |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Flag bearer | Hamit Kaplan[1] |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Turkey competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Mithat Bayrak | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight |
| Gold |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı | Wrestling | Freestyle Bantamweight |
| Gold |
Hamit Kaplan | Wrestling | Freestyle Heavyweight |
 Silver |
Rıza Doğan | Wrestling | Greco-Roman Lightweight |
| Silver |
İbrahim Zengin | Wrestling | Freestyle Welterweight |
 Bronze |
Dursun Ali Eğribaş | Wrestling | Greco-Roman Flyweight |
| Bronze |
Hüseyin Akbaş | Wrestling | Freestyle Flyweight |
Competitors
Equestrian
Bedri Böke, Nail Gönenli, Arslan Güneş,[a] Fethi Gürcan; Salih Koç, Kemal Özçelik[3]
Wrestling
Hüseyin Akbaş, Adil Atan, İsmet Atlı, Mithat Bayrak, Mustafa Dağıstanlı, Rıza Doğan, Dursun Ali Eğribaş, Adil Güngör, Hamit Kaplan, Müzahir Sille, Bayram Şit, Yaşar Yılmaz, İbrahim Zengin[4]
Notes
References
- ^ "Hamit Kaplan". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Alpaslan Güneş". olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad: Ryttarolympiaden, Stockholm 1956: En återblick i ord och bild - Official Report 1956 Equestrian, pp. 262–263 (digitised version at LA84.com)
- ^ Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVI Olympiad, Melbourne, 1956, pp. 730–760 (digitised version at LA84.com)