Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

competed at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. 31 competitors participated at six sports branches of

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, s ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift Weight training#Equipment, weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various t ...

and

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat ...

. In the Amsterdam Olympics, Turkey received fourth place for the first time ever.

Tayyar Yalaz Tayyar Yalaz (1901 – 12 October 1943) was a Turkish sport wrestler, who competed at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics. He was born in 1901 in Istanbul and began wrestling at Kuleli Military High School in Istanbul. Tayyar Yalaz participated at ...

was the Turkish Olympian, whose name was listed in the official table of honor, which lists six best contestants in each event. He wrestled in the 67 kg division of Greco-Roman style to come in fourth.Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey

Athletics

Men's 100 m flat *

Mehmet Ali Aybar Mehmet Ali Aybar (; 5 October 1908 – 10 July 1995) was a lawyer, member of the Turkish parliament, the second president of the Workers Party of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye İşçi Partisi or briefly ''TİP''), the founder and President of the So ...

- Preliminary contest (1st round) 5th series, eliminated * Semih Turkdogan - Preliminary contest (1st round) 6th series, eliminated * Sinasi Sahingiray - Preliminary contest (1st round) 10th series, eliminated * Enis H. - Preliminary contest (1st round) 16th series, eliminated Men's 800 m flat * Ömer Besim Kosalay - Preliminary contest 6th series, eliminated Men's 1500 m flat * Ömer Besim Kosalay - Preliminary contest 4th series, eliminated Men's Running high jump *

Haydar Aşan Haydar Aşan (16 April 1906 – 29 February 1996) was a Turkish-American Olympic sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He also competed as a high jumper, pole vaulter, and professional footb ...

- Preliminary contest 3rd series, 1.70 m Men's 400 m relay *

, Semih Turkdogan, Sinasi Sahingiray, Enis H., Ömer Besim Kosalay - Preliminary contest 3rd series, eliminated

Cycling

Track races 1 km against time * Galip Cav - 1.22.3 14th place 1 km scratch *

Cavit Cav Cavit Cav (1905 – 29 April 1982) was a Turkish Olympian road cyclist. He was born 1905 in Saloniki, then Ottoman Empire. Cavit Cav took up cycling, and won all the competitions he participated in. In 1924, he went to Paris, France, to represen ...

- Requalifying races 4th series, eliminated 4 km pursuit race * Galip Cav, Yunus Nüzhet Unat,

, Tacettin Öztürkmen - Preliminary contest (1st round) 3rd series, eliminated

Fencing

; Men's sabre * Nami Yayak - Preliminary contests 4th pool, 6th place * Muhuttin Okyavuz - Preliminary contests 5th pool, 5th place *

Enver Balkan Enver Balkan (5 March 1902 – 1966) was a Turkish fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cav ...

- Preliminary contests 8th pool, 7th place ; Men's team sabre * Fuat Balkan,

, Muhuttin Okyavuz, Nami Yayak - Semifinals 2nd pool, 4th place

Football

The soccer team was beaten 7-1 by

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

on May 28, 1928. Alaeddin scored Turkey's only goal. For Egypt, Moktar El-Tetch scored 3, Gamil El-Zobair scored one, Mohamed Houda scored 2, and Ali Reyadh scored one. Team: Muhlis S., Ulvi Z., Burhan I., Şükrü H., Osman S., Alaeddin E., Nafız O., Latif Y., Cevad R., Mehmet S., Kemal F., Kadri D., Nihat A., Sabih M., Bedri H., Bekir R., Zeki R., İsmet S., Feyzi R., Şevki M.

Weightlifting

Featherweight * Cemal Ercman - 262.5 kg 8th place

Wrestling

Men's

Greco-Roman The Greco-Roman civilization (; also Greco-Roman culture; spelled Graeco-Roman in the Commonwealth), as understood by modern scholars and writers, includes the geographical regions and countries that culturally—and so historically—were di ...

style Bantamweight (- 58 kg) * Burhan Conker - 2nd round, eliminated Featherweight (58 – 62 kg) * Saim Arikan - 4th round, eliminated Lightweight (62 - 67.5 kg) *

- 4th place Middleweight (67.5 – 75 kg) * Nuri Boytorun - 4th round, eliminated Light heavyweight (75 - 82.5 kg) * Şefik Ahmet Yigner - 2nd round, eliminated Heavyweight (+ 82.5 kg) * Mehmet Coban - 3rd round, eliminated

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports

Bilal Çoban website

1928 Olympics official report
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1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...