Turkey competed at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
in
Seoul,
South Korea.
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Türkiye at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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Results by event
Archery
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...
In its second Olympic archery competition, Turkey was represented by three men and three women.
Women's Individual Competition:
* Huriye Eksi – Preliminary Round (→ 41st place)
* Elif Eksi Elif may refer to:
People
*Elif (name)
*Begünhan Elif Ünsal (born 1993), Turkish archer
* Elif Ağca (born 1984), Turkish volleyball player
*Elif Batuman (born 1977), American author, academic, journalist
*Elif Demirezer (born 1992), German-Turki ...
– Preliminary Round (→ 42nd place)
* Selda Unsal – Preliminary Round (→ 50th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
* Vedat Erbay
Vedat Erbay (born 16 June 1967) is a Turkish archer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially ...
– 1/8 final (→ 22nd place)
* Kerem Ersu
Kerem is a Turkish male given name of Arabic origin, for males and it means vineyard, nobility and generosity. People named Kerem include:
* Kerem Bulut, Turkish-Australian footballer
* Kerem Demirbay, Turkish-German footballer
* Kerem Gönlüm, T ...
– Preliminary Round (→ 34th place)
* Izzet Avci – Preliminary Round (→ 61st place)
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
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle
* Murat Tahir
*# Heat – 24.64 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)
* Hakan Eskioğlu
*# Heat – 25.24 (→ did not advance, 50th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
* Murat Tahir
*# Heat – 53.27 (→ did not advance, 44th place)
* Hakan Eskioğlu
*# Heat – 53.95 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
* Hakan Eskioğlu
*# Heat – 1:58.45 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
* Hakan Eskioğlu
*# Heat – 2:14.32 (→ did not advance, 52nd place)
References
Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988
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1988 in Turkish sport
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