Turkey at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
| Turkey at the 1959 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | TUR |
| NOC | Turkish Olympic Committee |
| in Beirut, Lebanon | |
| Competitors | 91 in 10 sports |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Mediterranean Games appearances (overview) | |
Turkey participated in the 1959 Mediterranean Games held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 11 to 23 October 1959. The Turkish delegation consisted of 91 male athletes within a total group of 117 people. Turkey won a total of 22 medals—13 gold, 8 silver, and 1 bronze—finishing third in the overall medal standings.
Turkish athletes competed in athletics, shooting, basketball, cycling, boxing, fencing, football, wrestling, weightlifting, and volleyball at the Games.[1] In wrestling, Turkish athletes won gold medals in all eight weight classes of freestyle and achieved 4 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling, finishing first in the team standings. Among the Turkish officials at the Games, Sulhi Garan officiated in football, Tevfik Artun in basketball, and Ahmet Yener in wrestling.[2]
Medals
| Medal | Athlete | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Fahir Özgüden | Athletics | Men's 400 m hurdles |
| Gold |
Mehmet Kartal | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 52 kg |
| Gold |
Bayram Uysal | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg |
| Gold |
Mehmet Gocur | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 63 kg |
| Gold |
Hilmi Gezici | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 67 kg |
| Gold |
Mahmut Atalay | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 73 kg |
| Gold |
Ziya Doğan | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 79 kg |
| Gold |
Bekir Büke | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 87 kg |
| Gold |
Hamit Kaplan | Wrestling | Men's freestyle +87 kg |
| Gold |
Dursun Ali Eğribaş | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg |
| Gold |
Rıza Doğan | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg |
| Gold |
Ziya Doğan | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 79 kg |
| Gold |
Tevfik Kış | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg |
 Silver |
Çetin Şahiner | Athletics | Men's high jump |
| Silver |
Vural İnan | Boxing | Men's 60 kg |
| Silver |
Fuat Birol | Boxing | Men's 63.5 kg |
| Silver |
Turkey national football team team | Football | Men's tournament |
| Silver |
Mithat Bayram | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 73 kg |
| Silver |
Süleyman Baştimur | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman +87 kg |
| Silver |
Metin Gürman | Weightlifting | Men's 82.5 kg |
| Silver |
Turkey national volleyball team team | Volleyball | Men's tournament |
 Bronze |
Niyazi Tanelli | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Football | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 12 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 |