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Türkiye's Olympic history: 104 medals and counting ahead of Paris 2024

Türkiye's Olympic history: 104 medals and counting ahead of Paris 2024
Türkiye's Olympic history: 104 medals and counting ahead of Paris 2024
July 22, 2024 04:02 PM GMT+03:00

With 102 athletes gearing up to compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics, Türkiye will be looking to add to its impressive Olympic medal tally. The country boasts a total of 104 medals won throughout its Olympic history.

According to an Anadolu Agency report on Türkiye’s Olympic history and preparations for the upcoming Games, Turkish athletes have won 41 gold, 27 silver and 36 bronze medals. Turkish competitors have achieved success across nine sports.

The distribution of Türkiye's 104 Olympic medals is as follows: 66 in wrestling, 11 in weightlifting, nine in taekwondo, seven in boxing, four in karate, three in athletics, two in judo, and one each in archery and gymnastics.

Rome 1960: Türkiye's most successful Olympics

The most successful Olympics for Türkiye was the Rome 1960 Games. With 55 athletes participating, Türkiye won seven gold and two silver medals, marking its highest gold medal count in a single Olympics.

Turkish wrestler Mustafa Dagistanli reached the pinnacle at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. At the 1960 Rome Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 62 kg weight class, securing back-to-back Olympic gold medals (AA Photo)
Turkish wrestler Mustafa Dagistanli reached the pinnacle at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. At the 1960 Rome Olympics, he won the gold medal in the 62 kg weight class, securing back-to-back Olympic gold medals (AA Photo)

Türkiye ranked as the sixth most successful nation in the 1960 Rome Olympics.

Tokyo 2020: Most medals won

Türkiye won the most medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, securing two gold, two silver, and nine bronze medals with a team of 108 athletes.

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The introduction of karate, which won four medals, contributed significantly to this total.

Olympics without medals

Türkiye first participated in the 1908 London Olympics under a special invitation, with gymnast Aleko Mulos being the first official Turkish athlete. Türkiye missed the 1920 Antwerp, 1932 Los Angeles, and 1980 Moscow Olympics due to wars. The country won its first medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Besides 1908, Türkiye did not win medals in the 1912 Stockholm, 1924 Paris, 1928 Amsterdam, and 1976 Montreal Olympics.

Turkish Olympic participation and medal count

Olympics

Participants

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Tokyo 2020

108

2

2

9

13

Rio 2016

103

1

3

4

8

London 2012

114

1

1

1

3

Beijing 2008

68

1

1

3

5

Athens 2004

66

3

4

4

11

Sydney 2000

59

3

-

2

5

Atlanta 1996

54

4

1

1

6

Barcelona 1992

47

2

2

2

6

Seoul 1988

50

1

1

-

2

Los Angeles 1984

48

-

-

3

3

Moscow 1980

No participation

-

-

-

-

Montreal 1976

30

-

-

-

-

Munich 1972

30

-

1

-

1

Mexico 1968

33

2

-

-

2

Tokyo 1964

25

2

3

1

6

Rome 1960

55

7

2

-

9

Melbourne 1956

15

3

2

2

7

Helsinki 1952

60

2

-

1

3

London 1948

67

6

4

2

12

Berlin 1936

60

1

-

1

2

Los Angeles 1932

No participation

-

-

-

-

Amsterdam 1928

40

-

-

-

-

Paris 1924

40

-

-

-

-

Antwerp 1920

No participation

-

-

-

-

Stockholm 1912

2

-

-

-

-

London 1908

1

-

-

-

-

Athens 1906

Intermediate Olympics

-

-

-

-

St. Louis 1904

No participation

-

-

-

-

Paris 1900

No participation

-

-

-

-

Athens 1896

First Olympics

-

-

-

-

TOTAL

1175

41

27

36

104

Türkiye's Olympic participation and medal distribution

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