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 in ...

, then the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

, first participated at the

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 4 ...

and has sent athletes to compete in most editions of the Summer Olympic Games since then, except the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of worldwide Great Depression, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States-led boycott. Turkey has also participated in most

Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were h ...

since their first appearance in 1936. Turkish athletes have won a total of 103 medals, divided into 41 golds, 26 silvers and 36 bronzes. Turkey won the most medals in

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 ...

. The National Olympic Committee for Turkey, Turkish National Olympic Committee was created in 1908 and recognized in 1911.

Medals

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by Summer Sport

List of Medalists

Athletes with most medals

Change Medalists

Adem Bereket Adem Bereket (born Adam Barakhoyev 19 July 1973) is an Ingush-Turkish wrestler. He was Olympic bronze medalist in Freestyle wrestling in 2000. He won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Wrestling Championships The following is the final ...

from 4th place to bronze ( Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 76 kg) #

Reyhan Arabacıoğlu Reyhan Arabacıoğlu (born 1980 in Bulgaria) is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 77 kg division. He started weightlifting in İzmir, where he is a member of the weightlifting team of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. ...

from 4th place to bronze (

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 77 kg The men's 77 kilograms weightlifting event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece took place at the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall on 19 August. Total score was the sum of the lifter's best result in each of the snatch and the clean ...

)

Disqualified Medalists

External links

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