{{use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{infobox country at games | NOC = TUR | NOCname = Turkish National Olympic Committee | games = Summer Olympics | year = 1948 | flagcaption = | oldcode = | website = | location = London | competitors = 58 | sports = 7 | flagbearer = Muharrem Candaş<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/flagbearers?country_id=TUR |title=Flagbearers for Türkiye |website=Olympedia |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref> | rank = 7 | gold = 6 | silver = 4 | bronze = 2 | officials = | appearances = auto | app_begin_year = | app_end_year = | summerappearances = | winterappearances = | seealso = 1906 Intercalated Games }}
Turkey competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 58 competitors, 57 men and one woman, took part in 42 events in seven sports.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TUR/summer/1948/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417090505/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TUR/summer/1948/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Turkey at the 1948 London Summer Games |access-date=2010-06-21 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>
==Medalists== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !Medal !Name !Sport !Event !Date |- | {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Nasuh|Akar}} || Wrestling || Men's freestyle bantamweight || {{dts|31 July}} |- | {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Gazanfer|Bilge}} || Wrestling || Men's freestyle featherweight || {{dts|31 July}} |- | {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Celal|Atik}} || Wrestling || Men's freestyle lightweight || {{dts|31 July}} |- | {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Yasar|Dogu}} || Wrestling || Men's freestyle welterweight || {{dts|31 July}} |- | {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Ahmet|Kireççi}} || Wrestling || Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight || {{dts|6 August}} |- | {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Mehmet|Oktav}} || Wrestling || Men's Greco-Roman featherweight || {{dts|6 August}} |- | {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Halit|Balamir}} || Wrestling || Men's freestyle flyweight || {{dts|31 July}} |- | {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Adil|Candemir}} || Wrestling || Men's freestyle middleweight || {{dts|31 July}} |- | {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Kenan|Olcay}} || Wrestling || Men's Greco-Roman flyweight || {{dts|6 August}} |- | {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Muhlis|Tayfur}} || Wrestling || Men's Greco-Roman middleweight || {{dts|6 August}} |- | {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Ruhi|Sarıalp}} || Athletics || Men's triple jump || {{dts|3 August}} |- | {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Halil|Kaya}} || Wrestling || Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight || {{dts|6 August}} |}
==Athletics== {{main|Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics}}
==Cycling== {{main|Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics}} Four cyclists, all male, represented Turkey in 1948
;Individual road race * Ali Çetiner * Mustafa Osmanlı * Orhan Suda * Talat Tunçalp
;Team road race * Ali Çetiner * Mustafa Osmanlı * Orhan Suda * Talat Tunçalp
==Equestrian== {{main|Equestrian at the 1948 Summer Olympics}}
==Fencing== {{main|Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics}} Six fencers, all men, represented Turkey in 1948.
;Men's foil * Nihat Balkan * Nejat Tulgar
;Men's sabre * Sabri Tezcan * Rıza Arseven * Merih Sezen
;Men's team sabre * Merih Sezen, Nihat Balkan, Rıza Arseven, Sabri Tezcan, Vural Balcan
==Football== {{main|Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics}}
== Wrestling == {{main|Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics}}
;Men's freestyle<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf |title=The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad |date=3 January 2011 |publisher=LA84 Foundation |pages=689–696 |access-date=31 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716035822/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1948/OR1948.pdf |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" width="98%" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%" !width="12%"|Athlete !width="5%"|Event !width="11%"|Round 1 !width="11%"|Round 2 !width="11%"|Round 3 !width="11%"|Round 4 !width="11%"|Round 5 !width="11%"|Round 6 !width="11%"|Round 7 !width="4%"|Rank |- |'''Halit Balamir''' |Flyweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Viitala|FIN|1948 Summer}}<br />L 1–2 |{{flagIOCathlete|Baudric|FRA|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{flagIOCathlete|Johansson|SWE|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Raeisi|IRI|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{n/a|Bye}} |colspan=2 {{n/a}} |align=center|{{silver02}} |- |'''Nasuh Akar''' |Bantamweight |{{flagIOCathlete|May|CAN|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Wenger|SUI|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{flagIOCathlete|Persson|SWE|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{flagIOCathlete|Trimpont|BEL|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Kouyos|FRA|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Leeman|USA|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{n/a}} |align=center|{{gold01}} |- |'''Gazanfer Bilge''' |Featherweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Saadian|IRI|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Tóth|HUN|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Jouaville|FRA|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Moore|USA|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Hietala|FIN|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Sjölin|SWE|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |align=center|{{gold01}} |- |'''Celal Atik''' |Lightweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Koll|USA|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Singh|IND|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Ries|RSA|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Leppänen|FIN|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{flagIOCathlete|Nizzola|ITA|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Frändfors|SWE|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{n/a}} |align=center|{{gold01}} |- |'''Yaşar Doğu''' |Welterweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Bhargava|IND|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Zandi|IRI|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Moustafa|EGY|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Sóvári|HUN|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Merrill|USA|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{flagIOCathlete|Garrard|AUS|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |align=center|{{gold01}} |- |'''Adil Candemir''' |Middleweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Arthur|AUS|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Vachon|CAN|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 2–1 |{{flagIOCathlete|Bowey|GBR|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Brand|USA|1948 Summer}}<br />L Fall |{{n/a|Bye}} |colspan=2 {{n/a}} |align=center|{{silver02}} |- |Muharrem Candaş |Light heavyweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Istaz|BEL|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{flagIOCathlete|Mellavuo|FIN|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Stöckli|SUI|1948 Summer}}<br />L 1–2 |{{flagIOCathlete|Wittenberg|USA|1948 Summer}}<br />L Fall |colspan=2 align=center|Did not advance |align=center|4 |- |Sadik Esen |Heavyweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Antonsson|SWE|1948 Summer}}<br />L 0–3 |{{flagIOCathlete|Lardon|SUI|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Armstrong|AUS|1948 Summer}}<br />L Fall |colspan=3 align=center|Did not advance |align=center|4 |}
;Men's Greco-Roman {| class="wikitable" width="98%" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%" !width="12%"|Athlete !width="5%"|Event !width="11%"|Round 1 !width="11%"|Round 2 !width="11%"|Round 3 !width="11%"|Round 4 !width="11%"|Round 5 !width="11%"|Round 6 !width="4%"|Rank |- |'''Kenan Olcay''' |Flyweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Clausen|NOR|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{flagIOCathlete|Thomsen|DEN|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{flagIOCathlete|Abdel-El|EGY|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Szilágyi|HUN|1948 Summer}}<br />L 1–2 |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Lombardi|ITA|1948 Summer}}<br />L 1–2 |align=center|{{silver02}} |- |'''Halil Kaya''' |Bantamweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Arenzana|FRA|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Biris|GRE|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Bencze|HUN|1948 Summer}}<br />L 0–3 |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Hassan|EGY|1948 Summer}}<br />L 0–3 | align=center|Did not advance |align=center|{{bronze03}} |- |'''Mehmet Oktav''' |Featherweight |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Talosela|FIN|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{flagIOCathlete|Anderberg|SWE|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Kandil|EGY|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{flagIOCathlete|Weidner|AUT|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 2–1 |{{n/a|Bye}} |align=center|{{gold01}} |- |Ahmet Şenol |Lightweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Falaux|FRA|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 2–1 |{{flagIOCathlete|Myland|GBR|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Damage|LBN|1948 Summer}}<br />L 0–3 |{{flagIOCathlete|Freij|SWE|1948 Summer}}<br />L Fall |colspan=2 align=center|Did not advance |align=center|6 |- |Ali Özdemir |Welterweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Männikkö|FIN|1948 Summer}}<br />L 0–3 |colspan=5 align=center|Retired |align=center|16 |- |'''Muhlis Tayfur''' |Middleweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Groot|NED|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{flagIOCathlete|Bolzi|ARG|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Vogel|AUT|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Kinnunen|FIN|1948 Summer}}<br />L 0–3 |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Grönberg|SWE|1948 Summer}}<br />L 0–3 |align=center|{{silver02}} |- |Mustafa Avcioğlu-Çakmak |Light heavyweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Ramírez|ARG|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{flagIOCathlete|Nilsson|SWE|1948 Summer}}<br />L 0–3 |{{flagIOCathlete|Richmond|GBR|1948 Summer}}<br />L Fall |colspan=3 align=center|Did not advance |align=center|8 |- |'''Ahmet Kireççi''' |Heavyweight |{{flagIOCathlete|Inderbitzin|SUI|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Nilsson|SWE|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' Fall |{{flagIOCathlete|Kangasniemi|FIN|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{n/a|Bye}} |{{flagIOCathlete|Fantoni|ITA|1948 Summer}}<br />'''W''' 3–0 |{{n/a}} |align=center|{{gold01}} |}
==Art competitions== {{main|Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports] *[http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
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