Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, China

China

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. In total 67 Turkish athletes went to Beijing, including 19 women.

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Aquatics, Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	8	3	11
Archery Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a seven day period from August 9 to August 15. The events took place at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.-Competition Format:...	1	1	2
Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	6	9	15
Boxing Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...	5	0	5
Cycling, Mountain bike Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome , Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course...	1	0	1
Judo Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....	1	0	1
Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....	5	1	6
Shooting Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...	1	0	1
Table tennis Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...	1	1	2
Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...	2	2	4
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.-Events:15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:...	4	2	6
Wrestling Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 12–21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories...	13	0	13
Total	48	19	67

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	0	2	0	2
Boxing Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.Medals were awarded in eleven events, with each event corresponding to a recognized weight division of male boxers...	0	0	1	1
Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...	0	1	1	2
Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Weightlifting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 19. Competitions were conducted at the Beihang University Gymnasium.-Events:15 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:...	0	1	0	1
Wrestling Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestling competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, were held at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium from August 12–21, 2008. It was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories...	1	0	1	2
Total	1	4	3	8

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...	Men's freestyle 66 kg
		Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	Women's 5,000 metre Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 5000 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 6 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.-Final:-Splits:...
		Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	Women's 10,000 metre Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.Both Tirunesh Dibaba and Elvan Abeylegesse completed the race in a time under the old Olympic record, recording the second and third fastest ever women's 10,000 metre times, making Dibaba the new Olympic record holder.-Results:-Splits:...
		Taekwondo Taekwondo Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...	Women's 57 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...
		Weightlifting	Women's 48 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg The women's 48 kg weightlifting event is the lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on August 9 at 10:00 and was the first Weightlifting event to conclude...
		Boxing Boxing Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...	Men's 57 kg
		Taekwondo Taekwondo Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...	Men's 68 kg Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Taekwondo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 20 to August 23 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium. 128 Taekwondo practitioners, 64 men and 64 women, competed in 8 events...
		Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...	Men's grecoroman 84 kg

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Derya Büyükuncu Derya Büyükunçu Derya Büyükuncu is a five-time olympic backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Turkey.In 2009, during the LEN Shourt Course European Championships, Buyukuncu was a finalist in 200 m backstroke. He finished in 5th place at the age of 33. -References:...	100 m backstroke	55.43	30	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	1:59.86	22	Did not advance
Kaan Tayla	50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	22.66	37	Did not advance
Ediz Yıldırımer	1500 m freestyle	16.28.79	35	Did not advance
Demir Atasoy	100 m breaststroke	1:02.25	39	Did not advance
Ömer Arslanoğlu	200 m breaststroke	2:17.93	51	Did not advance
Onur Uras	100 m butterfly	54.79	58	Did not advance
Serkan Atasay	200 m individual medley	2:05.25	42	Did not advance
Deniz Nazar	400 m individual medley	4:30.80	28	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
İris Rosenberger	100 m butterfly	1:01.67	44	Did not advance
Gülşah Günenç	200 m butterfly	2:14.44	32	Did not advance
Buse Günaydın	100 m breaststroke	1:10.45	28	Did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:31.86	32	Did not advance

Archery

Men's recurve

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		1/32 round	1/16 round	1/8 round	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
		Score	Rank
Göktuğ Ergin	Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *...	660	23	W 106-103	L 109-117	Did not advance				17

Women's recurve

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		1/32 round	1/16 round	1/8 round	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
		Score	Rank
Zekiye Şatır Zekiye Keskin Satir Zekiye Keskin Şatır, born on 10 June 1976 in Istanbul) is a Turkish athlete competing in archery. She is coached by Cumhur Yavaş and is a member of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Sport Club.-2004 Summer Olympics:...	Individual Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's individual The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *...	644	16	L 103-105	Did not advance					33

Athletics

Men's track and road

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Semifinal			Final		Rank
		Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Selim Bayrak Selim Bayrak Mert Girmalegesse, formerly Shimelis Girma , then Selim Bayrak , is an Ethiopian born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 3000 m, 5000 m and also 10000 m.-Personal life:Born and raised in Ethiopia, he transferred to Turkey for an amount of US$1...	5000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:- Heat 1 :Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final....	Did not start						Did not advance		–
	10000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:OR - Olympic Record, NR - National Record, PB - Personal Best, SB - Season Best-Splits:...							27:29.33	11	11
Halil Akkaş Halil Akkas Halil Akkaş is a Turkish middle distance runner. He was born in Kütahya.He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games...	3000 m sc Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 3000 metre steeplechase -Round 1:Legend: Q=Qualified top 4 in heat; q=Qualified by time; DNF=Did Not Finish; DNS=Did Not Start; DQ=Disqualified; NR=National Record; PB=Personal Best; SB=Season Best- Final :-Splits:...	3	8:44.70	12				Did not advance		35
Abdil Ceylan	Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:Key: = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time.- External links :...							2:31:43	71	71
Recep Çelik	20 km walk Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 kilometre walk The Men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 1:23:00 and 1:24:30 .-Medalists:- Records :...							1:32:54	49	49

Men's field

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ercüment Olgundeniz Ercüment Olgundeniz Ercüment Olgundeniz is a Turkish track and field athlete competing in discus throw and occasionally shot put. Olgundeniz is a member of the Fenerbahçe Athletics Club....	Discus throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw The Men's Discus Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 64.50 m and 62.50 m .-Medalists:...	60.83	20	Did not advance
Eşref Apak Esref Apak Eşref Apak is a Turkish hammer thrower.Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a surprising bronze medal with 79.51 m after the gold medalist Hungarian athlete Adrián Annus was disqualified by IOC for a doping violation...	Hammer throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw -Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 78.00 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-External links:...	74.45	16	Did not advance

Women's track and road

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Semifinal			Final		Rank
		Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Merve Aydın Merve Aydın Merve Aydın is a Turkish female middle distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She won a silver medal in the 2008 Bydgoszcz at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships...	800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 6 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinals:-Final:-Splits:...	3	2:04.75	4	Did not advance					33
Alemitu Bekele	5000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 5000 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 6 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.-Final:-Splits:...	1	15:10.92	3				15:48.48	7	7
Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...	5000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 5000 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 6 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.-Final:-Splits:...	2	14:58.79	5				15:42.74	2
	10000 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.Both Tirunesh Dibaba and Elvan Abeylegesse completed the race in a time under the old Olympic record, recording the second and third fastest ever women's 10,000 metre times, making Dibaba the new Olympic record holder.-Results:-Splits:...							29:56.34	2
Nevin Yanıt Nevin Yanıt Nevin Yanıt, is a Turkish female sprinter competing in hurdling, especially in 100 m hurdles. Currently, she is majoring in Physical Education at Mersin University, and a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K. athletics club...	100 m hl Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre hurdles -Round 1:Qualifying rule: first two of each heat plus the six fastest times qualified.-Semifinals:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next fastest advance to the Final.-Final:...	1	12.94	3	1	13.28	8	Did not advance		14
Türkan Erişmiş	3000 m sc Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metre steeplechase The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final....	1	9:48.54	14				Did not advance		33
Aslı Çakır Aslı Çakır Aslı Çakır Alptekin, née Çakır, is a Turkish female middle distance runner. A member of the Üsküdar Belediyespor in Istanbul, she is coached by Ihsan Alptekin....	3000 m sc Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metre steeplechase The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final....	2	10:05.76	14				Did not advance		44
Bahar Doğan	Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's marathon The Women's Marathon at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 17 around an urban circuit specifically designed for the competition at Beijing, and finished in the Beijing National Stadium. The qualifying standards were 2:37.00 and 2:42.00...							2:37:12	50	50

Women's field

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Karin Melis Mey	Long jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's long jump -Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 6.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.Q - Qualified by right / q - Qualified by result / NM - No Mark / NR - National Record / SB - Season Best / DQ - Disqualified-Final:...	6.42	24	Did not advance
Sviatlana Sudak Torun	Hammer throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 69.50 m and 67.00 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...	68.22	18	Did not advance

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Furkan Ulaş Memiş Furkan Ulas Memis Furkan Ulaş Memiş is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the bantamweight division. At , he weighs .He competed at the 2008 Olympics in flyweight but was defeated in his first bout by Indian Jitender Kumar. At the 2011 European Amateur Championships held in Ankara, Turkey, he won the bronze...	51 kg	L RET	Did not advance				17
Yakup Kılıç Yakup Kilic Yakup Kılıç is a Turkish boxer in the featherweight discipline. He is member of Istanbul Fenerbahçe Boxing Club.-Career:Kılıç participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain and won bronze medal...	57 kg	Bye	W 12-9	W 13-6	L 1-10	Did not advance
Onur Şipal Onur Sipal Onur Şipal is a Turkish amateur boxer best known to qualify for the 2008 Olympics. At , he weighs . He competes in the lightweight division at Fenerbahçe Boxing.His brother Önder Şipal is also an amateur boxer.-Career:...	60 kg	L 3-10	Did not advance				17
Adem Kılıçcı Adem Kiliçci Adem Kılıççı is a Turkish amateur boxer in the welterweight division. At , he weighs . He is currently member of the Fenerbahçe Boxing Club in Istanbul....	69 kg	L 3-14	Did not advance				17
Bahram Muzaffer Bahram Muzaffer Bahram Muzaffer is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the heavyweight division.He qualified for the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight after he was re-allocated the position vacated by Ismayl Sillakh. At the Olympics, Muzaffer beat Aziz Ali but lost in the round of 16 to Ireland's runner-up...	81 kg	W 8-3	L 2-10	Did not advance			9

Mountain bike

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Bilal Akgül	Cross-country	2 Laps	35

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Sezer Huysuz Sezer Huysuz Sezer Huysuz is a Turkish judoka competing in the lightweight division. Currently, he is a member of Büyükşehir Belediyespor in Istanbul.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	73 kg	W 1000-0000	L 0001-0010	Did not advance			9

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race										Total	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ertuğrul İçingir	Sailboard		28	15	19	27	19	12	23	23	6	172	22
Kemal Muslubaş	Laser	4	42	27	19	15	27	7	15	32	n/a	146	18
Ateş Çınar  Deniz Çınar	470	23	13	26	22	22	23	26	21	28	22	198	28

Women

Athlete	Event	Race										Total	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Sedef Köktentürk	Sailboard	26	25	26	27		24	24		27	25	242	27

Open

Athlete	Event	Race								Total	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ali Kemal Tüfekçi	Finn	20	21	13	18	14	19	6	17	107	20

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Yusuf Dikeç	10 m air pistol	566	45	Did not advance
	50 m pistol	552	23	Did not advance

Table tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Cem Zeng Cem Zeng Cem Zeng; is a male Chinese-born Turkish table tennis player. He has played for Fenerbahçe TT since 2006; he also has played for Quan Xing Si Chuan in China.-Major achievements:...	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23....	W 4-2	L 1-4	Did not advance						33

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Melek Hu Melek Hu Melek Hu; is a female Chinese-born Turkish table tennis player. She has played for Fenerbahçe TT since 2007 and also played for An Gang in China.-Major achievements:...	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22....	Bye	W 4-1	W 4-2	L 1-4	Did not advance				17

Taekwondo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Servet Tazegül Servet Tazegül Servet Tazegül is a world and European champion Turkish taekwondo practitioner competing in the featherweight division....	68 kg	W 4-3	L 0-1	Repechage W 3-2	Repechage W 1-0
Bahri Tanrıkulu Bahri Tanrikulu Bahri Tanrıkulu is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the Men's 80 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece and won the silver medal....	80 kg	L 0-3	Did not advance			11

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Azize Tanrıkulu Azize Tanrikulu Azize Tanrıkulu is a Turkish taekwondo athlete, who competed in the Women's 57 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China and won the silver medal. She lost the final match against Lim Su-Jeong by 0-1.She graduated from physical education and sports at Akdeniz University...	57 kg	W 7-4	W 2-1	W 5-3	L 0-1
Sibel Güler	67 kg	L 0-4	Did not advance			11

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Sedat Artuç Sedat Artuc Sedat Artuç is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting. He is winner of silver medal in World championship and of bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics....	56 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 kg The men's 56 kg weightlifting event was the lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 56 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 10, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters...	–	–	–	–
Taner Sağır Taner Sagir Taner Sağır is a Turkish world and Olympic weightlifting champion. Coming to Athens as holder of all the junior world records, he broke, at age of 19 only, Olympic records in the category –77 kg snatch, clean and jerk and total, and became so the youngest Olympic champion in the...	77 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 77 kg The men's 77 kg weightlifting event was the fourth lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 77 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 13, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	–	–	–	–
İzzet İnce İzzet İnce İzzet İnce is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –85 kg division. He is tall.He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China without achieving a podium result...	85 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 85 kg The men's 85 kg weightlifting event was the fifth men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 85 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 15, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B weightlifters...	170	–	–	–
Bünyamin Sudaş Bünyamin Sudaş Bünyamin Sudaş , aka Bünyami Sudaş, is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 105 kg division.Bünyamin Sudaş is tall and weighs...	105 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 105 kg The men's 105 kg weightlifting event was the seventh men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 18, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	166	207	373	14

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Nurcan Taylan Nurcan Taylan Nurcan Taylan is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record ....	48 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg The women's 48 kg weightlifting event is the lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on August 9 at 10:00 and was the first Weightlifting event to conclude...	–	–	–	–
Sibel Özkan Sibel Özkan Sibel Özkan Öz is a Turkish Olympic medalist weightlifter competing in the Women's 48 kg division. She is tall and weighs .-Personal life:...	48 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg The women's 48 kg weightlifting event is the lightest women's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 48 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on August 9 at 10:00 and was the first Weightlifting event to conclude...	88	111	199

Wrestling

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Sezar Akgül Sezar Akgül Sezar Akgul is a male freestyle wrestler from Turkey. He participated in Men's freestyle 55 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In 1/8 of final, he lost to Japanese Tomohiro Matsunaga...	55 kg Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 55 kg Men's freestyle 55 kg competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, was held on August 19 at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium....	Bye	L 0-5, 0-3	Repechage W 1-0, 1-0	Repechage L 0-4, 0-4	Did not advance	7
Tevfik Odabaşı Tevfik Odabasi Tevfik Odabasi is a male freestyle wrestler from Turkey. He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics losing in the 1/16 of final with Murad Ramazanov....	60 kg	L 7-0, 0-2, 0-2	Did not advance				16
Ramazan Şahin Ramazan Sahin Ramazan Şahin is Turkish freestyle wrestler of Chechen origin, who has won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...	66 kg	Bye	W 1-0, 7-4	W 3-0, 3-1	W 1-0, 3-1	W 2-2, 2-1, 2-1
Ahmet Gülhan Ahmet Gülhan Ahmet Gülhan is a male freestyle wrestler from Turkey. He participated in Men's freestyle 74 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. After beating Ali Abdo from Australia he lost with Buvaisar Saitiev from Russia. In Repechage Round he lost with and was eliminated by Cho Byung-Kwan from South Korea...	74 kg	W 1-0, 2-0	L 0-1, 0-4	Repechage L 0-1, 2-0, 1-2	Did not advance		9
Serhat Balcı Serhat Balcı Serhat Balcı is a male sport wrestler from Turkey competing in the 96 kg division of freestyle. The tall athlete is a member of the Sancaktepe Belediye S.K...	84 kg	Bye	W 1-1, 1-1	W 1-0, 2-0	L 0-3, 0-1	3rd place match L 0-1, 0-2	5
Hakan Koç	96 kg	Bye	W 1-0, 1-1	L 0-1, 0-2	Repechage L 0-1, 1-3	Did not advance	7
Aydın Polatçı	120 kg	Bye	W 0-3, 1-0, 1-0	L 0-1, 2-1, 0-2	Did not advance		8

Men's grecoroman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Soner Sucu	60 kg	Bye	L 0-6, 0-6	Bye	Repechage L 3-1, 2-4, 1-1	Did not advance	7
Şeref Eroğlu Seref Eroglu Şeref Eroğlu is a Turkish wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal....	66 kg	L 1-1, 1-2	Did not advance				16
Şeref Tüfenk	74 kg	L 1-2 1-1	Did not advance				16
Nazmi Avluca Nazmi Avluca Nazmi Avluca , is a Turkish sports wrestler, who has won several titles at international competitions including four European and two FILA Wrestling World Championships in the Men's Greco-Roman category. He took also part at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics, without success until finally winning a bronze...	84 kg	Bye	W 4-0, 1-1	W 2-2, 2-0	L 1-2, 1-1	3rd place match W 0-4, 5-0, 6-0
Mehmet Özal Mehmet Özal Mehmet Özal is a Turkish wrestler who competed in the men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.He was born in Ankara....	96 kg	W 4-2, 1-2, 1-1	L 2-2, 1-2, 1-3	Did not advance			11
Rıza Kayaalp Rıza Kayaalp Rıza Kayaalp is a world and European champion Turkish wrestler competing in the 120 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling. Currently, he is a student of physical education and sports at the Aksaray University....	120 kg	Bye	L 1-1, 1-3	Did not advance			11

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