# Turkey at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Turkey sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. In total, 67 Turkish athletes went to Beijing, including 19 women.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Ramazan Şahin | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 66 kg |
| Silver | Elvan Abeylegesse | Athletics | Women's 5000 m |
| Silver | Elvan Abeylegesse | Athletics | Women's 10,000 m |
| Silver | Azize Tanrıkulu | Taekwondo | Women's 57 kg |
| Silver | Sibel Özkan | Weightlifting | Women's 48 kg |
| Bronze | Yakup Kılıç | Boxing | Men's 57 kg |
| Bronze | Servet Tazegül | Taekwondo | Men's 68 kg |
| Bronze | Nazmi Avluca | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Athletics | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Boxing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Wrestling | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 48 | 19 | 67 |

## Archery

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Göktuğ Ergin | Men's individual | 660 | 23 | Pombo (POR) (42) W 106–103 | Lee C-h (KOR) (8) L 109–117 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zekiye Şatır | Women's individual | 644 | 16 | Romantzi (GRE) (49) L 103–105 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics
### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Halil Akkaş | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:44.70 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Selim Bayrak | 5000 m | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Selim Bayrak | 10000 m | — | — | 27:29.33 | 11 |
| Abdil Ceylan | Marathon | — | — | 2:31:43 | 71 |
| Recep Çelik | 20 km walk | — | — | 1:32:54 | 49 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Eşref Apak | Hammer throw | 74.45 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ercüment Olgundeniz | Discus throw | 60.83 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Elvan Abeylegesse | 5000 m | 14:58.79 | 5 Q | — | — | 15:42.74 | DSQ (originally silver) |
| Elvan Abeylegesse | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | 29:56.34 | DSQ (originally silver) |
| Merve Aydın | 800 m | 2:04.75 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alemitu Bekele | 5000 m | 15:10.92 | 3 Q | — | — | 15:48.48 | 7 |
| Aslı Çakır | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:05.76 | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bahar Doğan | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:37:12 | 50 |
| Türkan Erişmiş | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:48.54 | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nevin Yanıt | 100 m hurdles | 12.94 | 3 q | 13.28 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Karin Melis Mey | Long jump | 6.42 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sviatlana Sudak Torun | Hammer throw | 68.22 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Furkan Ulaş Memiş | Flyweight | Kumar (IND) L RET | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yakup Kılıç | Featherweight | Bye | Shimizu (JPN) W 12–9 | Chadi (ALG) W 13–6 | Lomachenko (UKR) L 1–10 | Did not advance | |
| Onur Şipal | Lightweight | Pedraza (PUR) L 3–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adem Kılıçcı | Welterweight | Saunders (GBR) L 3–14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bahram Muzaffer | Light heavyweight | Aziz (KEN) W 8–3 | Egan (IRL) L 2–10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Bilal Akgül | Men's cross-country | LAP (2 laps) | 35 |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sezer Huysuz | Men's −73 kg | Bye | Iverson (AUS) W 1000–0000 | Si (CHN) L 0001–0010 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Sailing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Ertuğrul İçingir | RS:X | DSQ | 28 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 6 | EL | 172 | 22 |
| Kemal Muslubaş | Laser | 4 | 42 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 15 | 32 | CAN | EL | 146 | 18 |
| Deniz Çınar (s) Ateş Çınar (c) | 470 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 28 | 22 | EL | 198 | 28 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Sedef Köktentürk | RS:X | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | DNF | 27 | 25 | EL | 242 | 27 |

### Open

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Ali Kemal Tüfekçi | Finn | 20 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 17 | CAN | CAN | EL | 107 | 20 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Yusuf Dikeç | 10 m air pistol | 566 | 45 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yusuf Dikeç | 50 m pistol | 552 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ömer Aslanoğlu | 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.93 | 51 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Serkan Atasay | 200 m individual medley | 2:05.25 | 42 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Demir Atasoy | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.25 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Derya Büyükuncu | 100 m backstroke | 55.43 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Derya Büyükuncu | 200 m backstroke | 1:59.86 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Deniz Nazar | 400 m individual medley | 4:30.80 | 28 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kaan Tayla | 50 m freestyle | 22.66 | 37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Onur Uras | 100 m butterfly | 54.79 | 58 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ediz Yıldırımer | 1500 m freestyle | 16.28.79 | 35 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Dilara Buse Günaydın | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.45 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dilara Buse Günaydın | 200 m breaststroke | 2:31.86 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gülşah Günenç | 200 m butterfly | 2:14.44 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| İris Rosenberger | 100 m butterfly | 1:01.67 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Cem Zeng | Men's singles | Merotohun (NGR) W 4–2 | Karakašević (SRB) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Melek Hu | Women's singles | Bye | Pan L-c (TPE) W 4–1 | Schall (GER) W 4–2 | Fukuhara (JPN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Servet Tazegül | Men's −68 kg | Viera (CUB) W 4–3 | Son T-J (KOR) L 0–1 | Did not advance | Bekkers (NED) W 3–2 | Lopez (PER) W 1–0 | Did not advance | |
| Bahri Tanrıkulu | Men's −80 kg | S Lopez (USA) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Azize Tanrıkulu | Women's −57 kg | Teo (MAS) W 7–4 | D Lopez (USA) W 2–1 | Zubčić (CRO) W 5–3 | Bye | Bye | Lim S-J (KOR) L 0–1 | |
| Sibel Güler | Women's −67 kg | Sánchez (ARG) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Sedat Artuç | −56 kg | 115 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
| Taner Sağır | −77 kg | 165 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
| İzzet İnce | −85 kg | 170 | 6 | 190 | DNF | 170 | DNF |
| Bünyamin Sudaş | −105 kg | 166 | 15 | 207 | 14 | 373 | 14 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Nurcan Taylan | −48 kg | 84 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF |
| Sibel Özkan | −48 kg | 88 | 2 | 111 | 2 | 199 | DSQ (officially silver) |

## Wrestling

Key:
* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sezar Akgül | −55 kg | Bye | Matsunaga (JPN) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Diatta (SEN) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Mansurov (UZB) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | 7 |
| Tevfik Odabaşı | −60 kg | Ramazanov (MKD) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Ramazan Şahin | −66 kg | Bye | Garzón (CUB) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Taghavi (IRI) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Tushishvili (GEO) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Stadnik (UKR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
| Ahmet Gülhan | −74 kg | Abdo (AUS) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Saitiev (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Cho B-K (KOR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Serhat Balcı | −84 kg | Bye | Cross (CAN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Salas (CUB) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Abdusalomov (TJK) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Bye | Bye | Danko (UKR) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | 5 |
| Hakan Koç | −96 kg | Bye | Kehrer (GER) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Muradov (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Bye | Tibilov (UKR) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | 7 |
| Aydın Polatçı | −120 kg | Bye | Ishchenko (UKR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Mutalimov (KAZ) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Soner Sucu | −60 kg | Bye | Albiev (RUS) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Monzón (CUB) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |
| Şeref Eroğlu | −66 kg | Gergov (BUL) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Şeref Tüfenk | −74 kg | Abdulov (AZE) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Nazmi Avluca | −84 kg | Bye | Khasaia (GEO) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Tahmasebi (IRI) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Fodor (HUN) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Bye | Ma Sy (CHN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
| Mehmet Özal | −96 kg | Kryoka (UKR) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Ežerskis (LTU) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |
| Rıza Kayaalp | −120 kg | Bye | Mizgaitis (LTU) L 1–3 $^{PP}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |