Turkey at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	7	0	7
Cross-country skiing	4	0	4
Total	11	0	11

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		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

Men's slalom

Athlete	Heat 1		Heat 2		Final
	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

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
15 km	Yaşar Ören	1'09:03.8	72
	Naci Öğün	1'05:56.4	71
	Rızvan Özbey	1'05:02.3	70
	Şeref Çınar	1'04:12.2	69

Men's 4 × 10 km relay

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

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• Olympic Winter Games 1968, full results by sports-reference.com