Turkey at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTUR
NOCTurkish National Olympic Committee
Websiteolimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in Seoul
Competitors41 in 9 sports
Flag bearer Ali Şahin[1]
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldNaim SüleymanoğluWeightliftingMen's 60 kg20 September
 SilverNecmi GençalpWrestlingMen's freestyle 82 kg1 October

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 336
Athletics 314
Boxing 44
Judo 44
Sailing 202
Shooting 112
Swimming 202
Weightlifting 55
Wrestling 1212
Total36541

Results by event

Archery

In its second Olympic archery competition, Turkey was represented by three men and three women.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Team Competition:

  • Eksi, Eksi, and Unsal Preliminary Round (→ 14th place)

Men's Team Competition:

  • Erbay, Ersu, and Avci Preliminary Round (→ 14th place)

Athletics

Men
Track and road events
Athletes Events Final
Time Rank
Mehmet Terzi Marathon 2:20.12 32
Ahmet Altun 2:37.44 71

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 200m Individual Medley

References

  1. "Ali Şahin". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. Türkiye at the 1988 Summer Olympics


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