Turkey at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Turkey at the 1924 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TUR
NOC	Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website	olimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in Paris
Flag bearer	Ünvan Tayfuroğlu
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey National Football Team on 25 May 1924.

Turkey competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Twenty two athletes represented Turkey in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mohamed Burhan	200 m	Unknown	3	Did not advance
Şekip Engineri	100 m	Unknown	6	Did not advance
Rauf Hasağası	100 m	Unknown	6	Did not advance
Ömer Besim Koşalay	1500 m	N/A				Unknown	8	Did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

A single male fencer represented Turkey in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Fuat Balkan	Sabre	N/A				1–4	6	Did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Turkey competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time in 1924.

Round 1

May 25, 1924
15:30

Czechoslovakia	5–2	Turkey
Sloup 21' Sedláček 28' 37' Novák 64' Čapek 74'	Report	Refet 63' 82'

Stade Bergeyre

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: P. Chr. Andersen (NOR)

Final rank

17th

Weightlifting

Turkey team at the games.

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	1H Snatch	1H Clean & Jerk	Press	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Cemal Erçman	Men's -60 kg	50	60	80	65	90	345	14

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Greco-Roman

Men's

Athlete	Event	First round	Second round	Third round	Fourth round	Fifth round	Sixth round	Seventh round	Eighth round	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Fuat Akbaş	Lightweight	Westerlund (FIN) L	Ronis (LAT) L	Did not advance				—		=20
Seyfi Berksoy	Light heavyweight	Westergren (SWE) L	Svensson (SWE) L	Did not advance					—	=12
Mazhar Çakin	Bantamweight	Herschmann (AUT) L	Dierickx (BEL) L	Did not advance				—		=17
Dűrrũ Sade	Middleweight	Westerlund (FIN) L	Reinderman (NED) L	Did not advance					—	=20
Tayyar Yalaz	Middleweight	Vidal (ESP) W	Clody (FRA) W	Lindfors (FIN) L	Okulicz-Kozaryn (POL) L	Did not advance			—	=9

References

• Official Olympic Reports