Turkey at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Turkey at the Olympic Games
Flag of Turkey IOC code  TUR NOC National Olympic Committee of Turkey
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	46 in 10 sports
Medals Rank: 40	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 3	Total 3
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Intercalated Games
1906

Turkey competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 46 competitors, 45 men and 1 woman, took part in 49 events in 10 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Bronze	Can, EyüpEyüp Can	Boxing	Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
Bronze	Aykaç, TurgutTurgut Aykaç	Boxing	Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
Bronze	Taşkın, AyhanAyhan Taşkın	Wrestling	Men's Super Heavyweight

Archery

In its first Olympic archery competition, Turkey was represented by two men.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Kemal Erer — 2386 points (→ 40th place)
• Izzet Avçi — 2361 points (→ 45th place)

Athletics

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Necdet Ayaz	5000 m	14:36.89	11	Did not advance
Mehmet Terzi	Marathon	N/A						2:14:20	16
Ahmet Altun		N/A						DNF	N/A
Mehmet Yurdadön		N/A						DNF	N/A

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Semra Aksu	100 m	11.86s	6	Did not advance

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Mustafa Genç

• First Round — Lost to Carlos Motta (GUA), 0:5

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Çemal Öner

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Bararq Bahtobe (CIV), 4-1
• Third Round — Lost to Pedro Decima (ARG), 1-4

Fencing

Two fencers, both men, represented Turkey in 1984.

Men's foil

• Haluk Yamaç

Men's épée

• Ali Murat Dizioğlu

Judo

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Kemal Sabri Özün

• Heat — 53.39 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

• Gökhan Attaroglu

• Heat — 54.22 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Gökhan Attaroglu

• Heat — 1:55.92 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Ahmet Nakkas

• Heat — 4:07.07 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

• Gökhan Attaroglu

• Heat — 54.22 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

• Ahmet Nakkas

• Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Ihsan Sadri Özün

• Heat — 56.55 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

• Kemal Sadri Özün

• Heat — 57.75 (→ did not advance, 35th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Ihsan Sadri Özün

• Heat — 2:07.45 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Gökhan Attaroglu

• Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Kemal Sadri Özün, Ihsan Sadri Özün, Ahmed Nakkas, and Gökhan Attaroglu

• Heat — 3:36.54 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Gökhan Attaroglu, Kemal Sabri Özün, Ahmed Nakkas, and Ihsan Sadri Özün

• Heat — 7:59.36 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

1. "Turkey at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-05-16.