Turkey_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics Knowpia

Turkey at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Turkey at the; 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TUR
NOC	Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website	olimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Flag bearer	Hamit Kaplan
Medals; Ranked 12th	Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze 2 Total 7
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1908; 1912; 1920; 1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games

Turkey competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden (equestrian events).

Medalists edit

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Mithat Bayrak	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
Gold	Mustafa Dağıstanlı	Wrestling	Freestyle Bantamweight
Gold	Hamit Kaplan	Wrestling	Freestyle Heavyweight
Silver	Rıza Doğan	Wrestling	Greco-Roman Lightweight
Silver	İbrahim Zengin	Wrestling	Freestyle Welterweight
Bronze	Dursun Ali Eğribaş	Wrestling	Greco-Roman Flyweight
Bronze	Hüseyin Akbaş	Wrestling	Freestyle Flyweight