Turkey at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Turkey competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Medalists

Results by event

Archery

In its fourth Olympic archery competition, Turkey's women nearly earned two medals. Elif Altankaynak made it to the semifinals in the individual competition, and the women's team made it there in the team round. However, the semifinals were as far as any Turkish archer got, and Altankaynak and the team both lost there and in the bronze medal matches.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Elif Altankaynak → Bronze Medal Match, 4th place (4-2)
• Natalia Nasaridze → Round of 32, 21st place (1-1)
• Elif Eksi → Round of 64, 47th place (0-1)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Okyay Kucukkayalar → Round of 64, 59th place (0-1)

Women's Team Competition:

• Altankaynak, Nasaridze, and Eksi → Bronze Medal Match, 4th place (2-1)

Athletics

Men's Decathlon

• Alper Kasapoglu

* Final Result — 7575 points (→ 29th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Aysel Taş

* Qualification — 57.86m (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Serap Aktas — 2:36.14 (→ 23rd place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Yaşar Giritli
1. First Round — Lost to Somrot Kamsing (Thailand) on points (4-19)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Soner Karagöz
1. First Round — Lost to István Kovács (Hungary), 3-15

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Serdar Yağlı
1. First Round — Lost to Josian...... ...
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