Turkey competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The nation has competed in all but three of the Summer Olympic Games in all the modern era since its debut in 1908. Turkey did not attend the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles during the worldwide Great Depression, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The Turkish Olympic Committee (, TMOK) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games. A total of 114 athletes, 48 men and 66 women, competed in 16 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Turkey was represented by more female than male athletes. Women's basketball and women's volleyball were the only team-based sports in which Turkey had its representation in these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in archery, badminton, and artistic gymnastics.
The Turkish team featured past Olympic medalists, including hammer thrower Eşref Apak, taekwondo jins Bahri Tanrıkulu and Servet Tazegül, who previously won the bronze in Beijing, and freestyle wrestler and defending champion Ramazan Şahin. Backstroke swimmer Derya Büyükuncu became the first Turkish athlete to compete in six Olympic Games. Meanwhile, weightlifter and former Olympic record holder Aylin Daşdelen made her Olympic comeback after an eight-year absence. Volleyball player Neslihan Demir Darnel, who led her national team by winning the European qualification tournament, became Turkey's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Turkey left London with a total of three Olympic medals (: one gold, one silver, and one bronze), the lowest in Turkey's Summer Olympic history since 1988. Two of these medals were awarded to the team in taekwondo and one in wrestling. Among the nation's medalists were the taekwondo jin Servet Tazegül, who won Turkey's first Olympic gold medal in this discipline. For the first time since 1984, Turkey did not win an Olympic medal in weightlifting.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Taekwondo Men's 68 kg Athletics Women's 1500 m Athletics Women's 1500 m Taekwondo Women's 67 kg Wrestling Men's 120 kg On 17 August 2015, the Court of Arbitration for Sport says it approved a settlement agreed to by Turkish athlete Aslı Çakır Alptekin and the IAAF. Alptekin has agreed to forfeit her 1500 metres Olympic title and serve an eight-year ban for blood doping. IOC has not yet confirmed the redistribution of the medals in this event.1500m women results – Athletics – London 2012 Olympics
| width=22% align=left valign=top | Medals by sportSport TotalTaekwondo1102Wrestling0011Total1113
Competitors SportMenWomenTotalArchery 0 1 1Athletics 8 25 33Badminton 0 1 1Basketball 0 12 12Boxing 6 0 6Cycling 3 0 3Gymnastics 0 1 1Judo 1 1 2Sailing 4 1 5Shooting 3 2 5Swimming 3 3 6Table tennis 1 1 2Taekwondo 2 1 3Volleyball 0 12 12Weightlifting 5 4 9Wrestling 12 1 13 Total 48 66 114
Archery
Turkey has qualified one archer for the women's individual event
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBegül LöklüoğluWomen's individual64826 (39)L 0–6Did not advance
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):
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankİlham Tanui Özbilen1500 m3:39.703 Q3:35.186 q3:36.728Polat Kemboi Arıkan5000 m13:27.2113colspan=2 Did not advance10000 mcolspan=4 27:38.819Tarık Langat Akdağ3000 m steeplechase8:17.854 Qcolspan=2 8:27.649Bekir KarayelMarathoncolspan=4 2:29:3876
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionHüseyin AtıcıShot put19.7420Did not advanceErcüment OlgundenizDiscus throw60.8723Did not advanceFatih AvanJavelin throw78.8720Did not advanceEşref ApakHammer throw73.4717Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankNimet Karakuş100 mcolspan=2 11.626Did not advancePınar Saka400 m52.384colspan=2 Did not advanceMerve Aydın800 m3:24.357colspan=2 Did not advanceAslı Çakır Alptekin1500 m4:13.643 Qcolspan=2 4:05.111 Q4:10.23DisqualifiedGamze Bulut4:06.691 Qcolspan=2 4:01.182 Q4:10.40DisqualifiedTuğba Karakaya4:29.2115colspan=2 Did not advanceDudu Karakaya5000 m15:28.3214colspan=4 Did not advanceNevin Yanıt100 m hurdles12.701 Qcolspan=2 12.58 NR2 Q12.58 NRDisqualifiedNagihan Karadere400 m hurdlescolspan=2 Did not advanceÖzlem Kaya3000 m steeplechase10:03.5213colspan=4 Did not advanceGülcan Mıngır9:47.3510colspan=4 Did not advanceBinnaz Uslu10:31.0015colspan=4 Did not advanceÖzge AkınSema ApakBirsen EnginMeliz RedifPınar SakaElif Yıldırım4 × 400 m relay3:34.718colspan=4 Did not advanceBahar DoğanMarathoncolspan=6 2:36:3563Sultan Haydarcolspan=6 2:38:2672Ümmü Kirazcolspan=6 2:43:0789Semiha Mutlu20 km walkcolspan=6 1:35:3347
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionKarin Melis MeyLong jump6.803 QBurcu AyhanHigh jump1.939 q1.8912Kıvılcım KayaHammer throw69.5015Did not advanceTuğçe Şahutoğlu67.5824Did not advance
Badminton
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNeslihan YiğitWomen's singlesW 21–18, 21–10L 10–21, 6–212Did not advance
Basketball
Turkey has qualified a women's team. Women's team event - 1 team of 12 players
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Quarter-final
Boxing
Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFerhat PehlivanLight flyweightW 16–6W 20–6L 11–19Did not advanceSelçuk EkerFlyweightL 10–24Did not advanceFatih KeleşLightweightW 15–8L 12–16Did not advanceYakup ŞenerLight welterweightW 19–10L 8–16Did not advanceAdem KılıççıMiddleweightW 14–7W 20–11L 13–17Did not advanceBahram MuzafferLight heavyweightL 12–18Did not advance
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankMiraç KalMen's road raceDid not finishAhmet AkdilekMen's road raceMen's time trial59:11.1937Kemal KüçükbayMen's road raceDid not finish
Gymnastics
Artistic Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankGöksu ÜçtaşBalance beamcolspan=3 11.33311.33377Did not advance
Judo
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSezer HuysuzMen's −73 kgL 0000–0010Did not advanceGülşah KocatürkWomen's +78 kgL 0002–0103Did not advance
Sailing
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Mustafa ÇakırLaser43294150373544195027EL32539Alican KaynarFinn18141818251411221620EL15418Ateş Çınar Deniz Çınar 47010232618222123161926EL17824
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Nazlı Çağla DönertaşLaser Radial1935163022382032DSQ20EL23229 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankYusuf Dikeç50 m pistol55913Did not advance10 m air pistol57527Did not advanceİsmail Keleş50 m pistol55912Did not advance10 m air pistol57524Did not advanceOğuzhan TüzünTrap11724Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankNihan KantarcıTrap6613Did not advanceÇiğdem ÖzyamanSkeet6313Did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDerya Büyükuncu200 m backstroke2:01.6833Did not advanceKemal Arda Gürdal100 m freestyle49.7127Did not advanceEdiz Yıldırımer1500 m freestyle15:29.9726colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBurcu Dolunay50 m freestyle25.7234Did not advance100 m freestyle55.3522Did not advanceDilara Buse Günaydın100 m breaststroke1:09.4329Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:30.6430Did not advanceHazal Sarıkaya100 m backstroke1:04.8040Did not advance
Table tennis
AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBora VangMen's singlescolspan=2 W 4–2L 0-4Did not advanceMelek HuWomen's singlesL 3–4Did not advance
Taekwondo
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankServet TazegülMen's −68 kgW 8–6W 9–2W 9–6colspan=2 W 6–5Bahri TanrıkuluMen's +80 kgW 7–3W 4–1L 2–3L 2–3Did not advance5Nur TatarWomen's −67 kgW 5–1W 6–1W 6–0colspan=2 L 5–12
Volleyball
Women's indoor event – 1 team of 12 players
Women's indoor tournament
Team roster
Group play
Weightlifting
Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankHurşit Atak−62 kg130817243025Erol Bilgin135616573008Mete Binay−69 kg150317583256Bünyamin Sezer130171451827518Nezir Sağır−85 kg140151751631516
Women AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankNurdan Karagöz−48 kg83310451875Aylin Daşdelen−53 kg91612491Bediha Tunadağı−58 kg87161071419415Sibel Şimşek−63 kg105313042354
Wrestling
Men's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAhmet Peker−55 kgW 3–1 L 1–3 Did not advance9Ramazan Şahin−66 kgL 1–3 Did not advanceW 3–1 L 1–3 5İbrahim Bölükbaşı−84 kg L 1–3 Did not advanceW 3–1 L 1–3 5Serhat Balcı−96 kgL 1–3 Did not advance16Taha Akgül−120 kgW 3–0 L 0–3 Did not advance9
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAyhan Karakuş−55 kgL 0–3 Did not advance16Rahman Bilici−60 kgL 0–3 Did not advance17Atakan Yüksel−66 kgL 0–3 Did not advance18Selçuk Çebi−74 kgL 1–3 Did not advance13Nazmi Avluca−84 kgL 0–3 Did not advance15Cenk İldem−96 kgL 1–3 Did not advanceL 0–3 Did not advance11Rıza Kayaalp−120 kgW 3–0 W 3–0 L 0–3 colspan=2 W 3–0
Women's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankElif Jale Yeşilırmak−63 kgL 0–5 Did not advance16
References
External links TMOK