Turkey at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Turkey at the 1968 Winter Olympics

IOC code	TUR
NOC	Turkish National Olympic Committee
Website	olimpiyat.org.tr (in English and Turkish)
in Grenoble
Competitors	11 (men) in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Turkey competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

Competitors

Sport	Men	Total
Alpine skiing	7	7
Cross-country skiing	4	4
Total	11	11

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mehmet Gökcan	Downhill					DNF	–
Bahattin Topal						DNF	–
Özer Ateşçi						2:25.18	67
Mehmet Yıldırım						2:40.79	71
Özer Ateşçi	Giant Slalom	DSQ	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Zeki Erylıdırım		2:37.07	91	2:29.72	88	5:06.79	87
Mehmet Yıldırım		2:23.15	88	2:23.71	85	4:46.86	84
Ahmet Kıbıl		2:19.69	86	2:20.54	82	4:40.23	82

Athlete	Heat 1		Heat 2		Final
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time 1	Rank	Time 2	Rank	Total	Rank
Burhan Alankuş	DNF	–	did not advance
Özer Ateşçi	1:10.58	1	1:14.83	4	did not advance
Mehmet Yıldırım	1:05.31	5	1:02.39	4	did not advance
Ahmet Kıbıl	DSQ	–	1:04.52	3	did not advance

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Rızvan Özbey Yaşar Ören Şeref Çınar Naci Öğün	3'01:52.1	15

v t e Nations at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France
Africa	Morocco
America	Argentina Canada Chile United States
Asia	India Iran Japan South Korea Lebanon Mongolia
Europe	Austria Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland France East Germany West Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Liechtenstein Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Oceania	Australia New Zealand

Turkey did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott.

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