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

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1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-s ...

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. 48 competitors, 46 men and 2 women, took part in 26 events in 7 sports. Turkey won its first-ever Olympic medals at these games.

Medalists

Basketball

First Round First consolation round

Cycling

Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1936 ; Individual road race * Kazım Bingen * Kirkor Canbazyan * Orhan Suda * Talat Tunçalp ; Team road race * Kazım Bingen * Kirkor Canbazyan * Orhan Suda * Talat Tunçalp

Equestrian

Fencing

Seven fencers, five men and two women, represented Turkey in 1936. ; Men's sabre * Enver Balkan * Orhan Adaş * Cihat Teğin ; Men's team sabre * Ilhami Çene, Enver Balkan, Cihat Teğin,

Abdul Halim Tokmakçioğlu Abdul Halim Tokmakçioğlu (born 1 July 1913, date of death unknown) was a Turkish fencer. He competed in the team sabre events at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially kno ...

, Orhan Adaş ; Women's foil *

Suat Aşani Suat Aşani (22 September 1916 – 22 April 1970) was a Turkish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. She and her colleague Halet Çambel Halet Çambel (27 August 1916 – 12 January ...

Halet Çambel Halet Çambel (27 August 1916 – 12 January 2014) was a Turkish archaeologist and Olympic fencer. She was the first woman with a Muslim background to compete in the Olympic Games. Private life Çambel was born in Berlin, German Empire on ...

Football

;Round of 16

Sailing

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1936 Summer Olympics

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

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