Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Appearance
Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | TUR |
NOC | Turkish National Olympic Committee |
Website | olimpiyat |
in Turin | |
Competitors | 6 (3 men, 3 women) in 3 sports |
Flag bearers | Tuğba Karademir (opening) Sebahattin Oglago (closing)[1][2] |
Officials | 12 |
Medals |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Turkey competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Competitors
[edit]Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Alpine skiing
[edit]A 37th-place finish for Duygu Ulusoy in the Women's giant slalom was the best result for Turkey's Alpine Skiing entrants.[3]
Athlete[3] | Event | Final | ||||
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Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Total | Rank | ||
Hamit Şare | Men's giant slalom | 1:52.13 | did not start | |||
Men's slalom | 1:07.57 | 1:01.56 | n/a | 2:09.13 | 40 | |
Duygu Ulusoy | Women's giant slalom | 1:11.43 | 1:19.38 | n/a | 2:30.81 | 37 |
Women's slalom | did not finish |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]The Turkish cross-country team got its top finish in the men's team sprint event, where Muhammet Kızılarslan and Sebahattin Oglago finished 22nd.[4]
- Distance
Athlete[4] | Event | Final | |
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Total | Rank | ||
Kelime Aydın | Women's 10 km classical | 31:47.1 | 52 |
Women's 15 km pursuit | Did not finish | ||
Women's 30 km freestyle | 1:34:07.2 | 49 | |
Muhammet Kızılarslan | Men's 15 km classical | 45:06.8 | 74 |
Sabahattin Oglago | Men's 15 km classical | 42:18.9 | 55 |
Men's 30 km pursuit | 1:28:03.8 | 65 | |
Men's 50 kilometre freestyle | Did not finish |
- Sprint
Athlete[4] | Event | Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Kelime Aydın | Women's sprint | 2:33.33 | 63 | Did not advance | 63 | ||||
Muhammet Kızılarslan | Men's sprint | 2:28.94 | 64 | Did not advance | 64 | ||||
Sebahattin Oglago | Men's sprint | 2:31.10 | 67 | Did not advance | 67 | ||||
Muhammet Kızılarslan Sebahattin Oglago |
Men's team sprint | Did not advance | 19:46.5 | 12 | Did not advance | 23 |
Figure skating
[edit]Tuğba Karademir, who finished 22nd in the ladies' event, gained some notoriety due to being featured by American network NBC, which opened one of its most watched broadcasts with a feature on her.[5][6]
Athlete[5] | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Tuğba Karademir | Ladies' | n/a | 44.20 | 22 Q | 79.44 | 21 | 123.64 | 21 |
Key: CD = Compulsory Dance, FD = Free Dance, FS = Free Skate, OD = Original Dance, SP = Short Program
Officials
[edit]- Mehmet Ali Şahin, Minister for Sports
- Togay Bayatlı, President of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey
- Neşe Gündoğan, Secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey
- Hüseyin Doğan, Olympic attaché
- Mehmet Atalay, Team chief
- Sezai Bağbaşı, Administrator
- Yunus Akgül, Administrator
- Özer Ayık, Administrator
- Ahmet Kalaycıoğlu, Physician
- Oleksandr Averin, Trainer cross-country skiing
- Atakan Araftargil, Trainer Alpine skiing
- Robert Tebby, Trainer figure skating
References
[edit]- ^ "Flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony". Retrieved May 12, 2009.
- ^ "Flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony". Retrieved May 12, 2009.
- ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Alpine Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Torino 2006 Official Report - Cross Country Skiing" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
- ^ a b "Torino 2006 Official Report - Figure Skating" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
- ^ Kate Aurthur (February 23, 2006). "NBC's Strategy of Ducking 'Idol' Pays Off". New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2009.