History
Turkey made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1908 and has competed in most Olympics since. The nation was banned from competing in 1920 due to its involvement in World War I, they missed the 1932 Olympic and in 1980 they participated in the United States led boycott. Turkey sends a large delegation to compete with around 100 athletes competing at the last two Olympics. The athletes compete in a variety of sports with athletics, boxing, judo, taekwondo, weightlifting and wrestling being well represented.
Turkey won its first Olympic medal in 1936 and has won at least one medal since 1984. The nation has won around 93 medals across 6 sports with wrestling, weightlifting, taekwondo and boxing being the most successful. The most successful athletes are wrestler Hamit Kaplan and weightlifters Halil Mutlu and Naim Suleymanoglu whom all won three medals each. Kaplan won a gold, silver and bronze in the men’s freestyle heavyweight at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics respectively. Mutlu won three gold medals at the 1996 (-54kg), 2000 (-56kg) and 2004 (-56kg) Olympics as did Suleymanoglu whom completed his trio at the 1988 (-60kg), 1992 (-60kg) and 1996 (-64kg) Olympics. In 2016 Turkey won 8 medals.
Qualified Quotas
Athletics
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 200m | Ramil Guliyev | |
| Men’s 400m Hurdles | Yasmani Copello | |
| Men’s 20km Walk | Salih Korkmaz | |
| Men’s Marathon | Kaan Kigen Ozbilen | |
| Polat Arikan | ||
| Mert Girmalegesse | ||
| Men’s Triple Jump | Necati Er | |
| Men’s Hammer Throw | Ozkan Baltaci |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 5000m | Yasemin Can | |
| Women’s 10000m | Yasemin Can | |
| Women’s 20km Walk | Meryem Bekmez | |
| Women’s Javelin Throw | Eda Tugsuz |
Cycling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Road Race | Qualified Via Rankings | |
Gymnastics
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Artistic Individual Events (1) (2) (3) |
Ferhat Arican | |
| Ibrahim Colak | ||
| Ahmet Onder | ||
| Women’s Artistic Individual Events | Nazli Savranbasi |
Sailing
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s RS:X | Dilara Uralp | |
| Women’s Laser Radial | Nazli Donertas | |
| Men’s Finn | Alican Kaynar | |
| Men’s 470 | Deniz Cinar Ates Cinar |
Shooting
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol | Ozgur Varlik | |
| Men’s 10m Air Pistol | Ismail Keles | |
| Yusuf Dikec |
Swimming
Men’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s 100m Breaststroke | Berkay Ogretir |
Women’s Events
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s 800m Freestyle | Beril Bocekler | |
| Women’s 1500m Freestyle | Beril Bocekler | |
| Women’s 200m Individual Medley | Viktoria Gunes |
Taekwondo
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s -49kg | Rukiye Yildirim | |
| Women’s -57kg | Irem Yaman | |
| Women’s -67kg | Nur Tatar | |
| Women’s +67kg | Nafia Kus |
Volleyball
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s Indoor Volleyball | Simge Sebnem Akoz Cansu Ozbay Seyma Ercan Hande Baladin Meliha Ismailoglu Naz Aydemir Akyol Meryem Boz Eda Erdem Dundar Zehra Gunes Asli Kalac Fatma Yildirim Ayca Aykac Tugba Senoglu Ebrar Karakurt |
Wrestling
| Event | Qualifying Athletes | Selected Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Freestyle -57kg | Suleyman Atli | |
| Men’s Freestyle -125kg | Taha Akgul | |
| Men’s Greco-Roman -97kg | Cenk Ildem | |
| Men’s Greco-Roman -130kg | Riza Kayaalp |