Turkey at the 1984 Summer Olympics
{{infobox country at games
| NOC = TUR
| NOCname = Turkish National Olympic Committee
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1984
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|olimpiyat.org.tr }} {{in lang|en|tr}}
| location = Los Angeles
| competitors = 46
| sports = 10
| flagbearer = Mehmet Yurdadön{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77029 |title=Mehmet Yurdadön |website=olympedia.org |access-date=8 January 2024}}
| rank = 40
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 3
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year =
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso = 1906 Intercalated Games
}}
Turkey competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 46 competitors, 45 men and 1 woman, took part in 49 events in 10 sports.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TUR/summer/1984/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043045/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TUR/summer/1984/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Turkey at the 1984 Summer Games |access-date=2011-05-16 |work=sports-reference.com}}
Medalists
{{main|1984 Summer Olympics medal table}}
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| Medal
!Name !Sport !Event !Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Eyüp|Can|Eyüp Can (boxer)}} | Boxing | Men's flyweight | 9 August |
| {{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Turgut|Aykaç}} | Boxing | Men's featherweight | 9 August |
| {{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Ayhan|Taşkın}} | Wrestling | Men's freestyle +100 kg | 10 August |
Archery
{{main|Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
In its first Olympic archery competition, Turkey was represented by two men.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Kemal Erer — 2386 points (→ 40th place)
- Izzet Avçi — 2361 points (→ 45th place)
Athletics
{{main|Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
;Men
;Track & road events
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| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heat !colspan="2"|Quarterfinal !colspan="2"|Semifinal !colspan="2"|Final |
|---|
| style="font-size:95%"
!Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
| align=center
|align=left|Necdet Ayaz |align=left rowspan=1|5000 m |14:36.89 |11 |colspan=6|did not advance |
| align=center
|align=left|Mehmet Terzi |align=left rowspan=6|Marathon |colspan=6 {{n/a}} |2:14:20 |16 |
| align=center
|align=left|Ahmet Altun |colspan=6 {{n/a}} |DNF |{{n/a}} |
| align=center
|align=left|Mehmet Yurdadön |colspan=6 {{n/a}} |DNF |{{n/a}} |
;Women
;Track & road events
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heat !colspan="2"|Quarterfinal !colspan="2"|Semifinal !colspan="2"|Final |
|---|
| style="font-size:95%"
!Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
| align=center
|align=left|Semra Aksu |align=left rowspan=1|100 m |11.86s |6 |colspan=6|did not advance |
Boxing
{{main|Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
:* First Round — Lost to Carlos Motta (GUA), 0:5
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
:* First Round — Bye
:* Second Round — Defeated Bararq Bahtobe (CIV), 4-1
:* Third Round — Lost to Pedro Decima (ARG), 1-4
Fencing
{{main|Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
Two fencers, both men, represented Turkey in 1984.
Judo
{{main|Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
Sailing
{{main|Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
Shooting
{{main|Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
Swimming
{{main|Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
Men's 100m Freestyle
:* Heat — 53.39 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
:* Heat — 54.22 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
:* Heat — 1:55.92 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
:* Heat — 4:07.07 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
:* Heat — 54.22 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
:* Heat — DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 100m Butterfly
:* Heat — 56.55 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
:* Heat — 57.75 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
:* Heat — 2:07.45 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
:* Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
:* Heat — 3:36.54 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
:* Heat — 7:59.36 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Weightlifting
{{main|Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
Wrestling
{{main|Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
References
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{{Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}
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