Turkey competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Turkish athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games since its debut in 1908. Turkey did not attend the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of Great Depression, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the United States boycott. The National Olympic Committee of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi, TMOK) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 65 athletes, 45 men and 20 women, competed in 10 sports. There was only a single competitor in shooting and taekwondo.
The Turkish team featured two defending Olympic champions from Sydney: Greco-Roman wrestler Hamza Yerlikaya, and weightlifter and world record holder Halil Mutlu, who competed at his fourth Olympic Games as the most sophisticated athlete of the team. Among the Turkish athletes, three of them were born in the former Soviet Union (two of which were previously played for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona), namely archer Natalia Nasaridze, long distance runner Ebru Kavaklıoğlu, and Belarusian-born heptathlete Anzhela Atroshchenko. Finn sailor Ali Enver Adakan, who achieved a top ten finish in Sydney four years earlier, was appointed by the committee to carry the Turkish flag in the opening ceremony.[1][2]
Turkey left Athens with a total of eleven Olympic medals (three golds, four silver, and four bronze), being considered its most successful Olympics with respect to the overall medal count since 1948.[3] Nearly half of these medals were awarded to the athletes in weightlifting, including a third straight defense for Halil Mutlu in the men's bantamweight class on his final Olympic bid.[4][5] Meanwhile, Eşref Apak originally claimed the bronze in men's hammer throw. On December 5, 2012, Belarus' Ivan Tsikhan stripped off his silver as being ordered by the International Olympic Committee, after drug re-testings of their samples were found positive, and in case of IOC decision to redistribute medals would upgrade Apak's spot to the silver medal position.[6]
Contents
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Medalists 1
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Archery 2
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Athletics 3
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Boxing 4
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Judo 5
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Sailing 6
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Shooting 7
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Swimming 8
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Taekwondo 9
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Weightlifting 10
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Wrestling 11
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See also 12
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References 13
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External links 14
Medalists
Medal
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Name
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Sport
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Event
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Date
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01 ! Gold
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Taylan, NurcanNurcan Taylan
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Weightlifting
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Women's 48 kg
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000000002016-08-14-0000August 14
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01 ! Gold
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Mutlu, HalilHalil Mutlu
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Weightlifting
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Men's 56 kg
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000000002016-08-16-0000August 16
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01 ! Gold
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Sağır, TanerTaner Sağır
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Weightlifting
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Men's 77 kg
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000000002016-08-19-0000August 19
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02 ! Silver
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Apak, EşrefEşref Apak
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Athletics
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Men's hammer throw*
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000000002016-08-22-0000August 22
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02 ! Silver
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Eroğlu, ŞerefŞeref Eroğlu
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Wrestling
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Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
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000000002016-08-25-0000August 25
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02 ! Silver
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Tanrıkulu, BahriBahri Tanrıkulu
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Taekwondo
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Men's 80 kg
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000000002016-08-27-0000August 27
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02 ! Silver
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Yalçınkaya, AtagünAtagün Yalçınkaya
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Boxing
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Light flyweight
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000000002016-08-29-0000August 29
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03 ! Bronze
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Artuç, SedatSedat Artuç
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Weightlifting
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Men's 56 kg
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000000002016-08-16-0000August 16
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03 ! Bronze
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Arabacıoğlu, ReyhanReyhan Arabacıoğlu
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Weightlifting
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Men's 77 kg
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000000002016-08-19-0000August 19
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03 ! Bronze
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Özal, MehmetMehmet Özal
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Wrestling
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Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg
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000000002016-08-25-0000August 25
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03 ! Bronze
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Polatci, AydinAydin Polatci
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Wrestling
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Men's freestyle 120 kg
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000000002016-08-27-0000August 27
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Medals by sport
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Sport
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01 !
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02 !
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03 !
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Total
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Weightlifting
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3
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0
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2
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5
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Wrestling
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0
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1
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2
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3
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Athletics
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0
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0
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1
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1
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Boxing
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0
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1
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0
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1
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Taekwondo
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0
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1
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0
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1
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Total
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3
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3
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5
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11
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* No IOC decision to redistribute medals after Ivan Tsikhan's disqualification in men's hammer throw.
Archery
Four Turkish archers (one man and three women) qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot for the women's team.
Athletics
Turkish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[7][8]
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Key
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Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
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Q = Qualified for the next round
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q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
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NR = National record
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N/A = Round not applicable for the event
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Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
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Men
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Track & road events
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Field events
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Women
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Track & road events
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Field events
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Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete
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Event
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100H
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HJ
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SP
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200 m
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LJ
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JT
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800 m
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Final
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Rank
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Anzhela Atroshchenko
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Result
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14.10
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1.64
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12.29
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25.11
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DNS
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—
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—
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DNF
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Points
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964
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783
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680
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877
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0
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—
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—
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Boxing
Turkey sent eight boxers to the Olympics in Athens.
Judo
Three Turkish judoka (two men and one woman) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Men
Athlete
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Event
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Round of 32
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Round of 16
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Repechage 1
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Repechage 2
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Repechage 3
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Final / BM
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Rank
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Bektaş Demirel
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−66 kg
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Benboudaoud (FRA)
W 1100–0021
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0001–1020
L
)BUL( |
Did not advance
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GEO)
L 0010–0120
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Did not advance
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Selim Tataroğlu
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+100 kg
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GEO)
W 1011–0000
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Miran (IRI)
L 0010–1000
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Did not advance
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Brutus (HAI)
W 1000–0000
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Pepic (AUS)
W 0110–0010
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Pertelson (EST)
L 0100–0200
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Did not advance
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Women
Athlete
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Event
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Round of 32
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Round of 16
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Repechage 1
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Repechage 2
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Repechage 3
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Final / BM
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Opposition
Result
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Rank
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Neşe Şensoy Yıldız
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−48 kg
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Ri K-O (PRK)
W 0111–0021
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Ye G-R (KOR)
L 0001–0010
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Did not advance
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Sailing
Turkish sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
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Men
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Open
Athlete
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Event
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Race
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Net points
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Final rank
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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M*
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Kemal Muslubaş
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Laser
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11
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20
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18
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OCS
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28
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31
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16
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35
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26
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28
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DNF
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256
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33
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M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
Turkey has qualified a single shooter.
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Men
Athlete
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Event
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Qualification
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Final
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Points
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Rank
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Points
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Rank
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Oğuzhan Tüzün
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Trap
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115
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21
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Did not advance
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Swimming
Turkish swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
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Men
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Women
Taekwondo
One Turkish taekwondo jin qualified to compete in the men's 80 kg class.
Weightlifting
Nine Turkish weightlifters qualified for the following events:
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Men
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Women
Wrestling
Key:
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VT - Victory by Fall.
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PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
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PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
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Men's freestyle
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Men's Greco-Roman
See also
References
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^ a b "Türk Bayrağı'nı Adakan taşıyacak" [Adakan carries Turkish flag] (in Turkish).
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^ "Adakan: Bayrağı taşımak büyük onur" [Adakan: "I have a great honor of carrying the flag"] (in Turkish).
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^ "2004 Athens: Medal Tally".
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^ "Mutlu goes for third gold in weightlifting".
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^ "Weightlifters put names in history at Athens Olympics".
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^ "IOC disqualifies four medallists from Athens 2004 following further analysis of stored samples".
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^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
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^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards".
External links
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Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
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Turkish Olympic Committee (Turkish)
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