Turkey at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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Turkey at the Olympic Games

Flag of Turkey
IOC code  TUR
NOC National Olympic Committee of Turkey
At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
Competitors 6 (3 men, 3 women) in 3 sports
Officials 12
Flag bearer Tuğba Karademir (opening)
Sebahattin Oglago (closing)[1][2]
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games
Intercalated Games
1906

Turkey competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Cross-country skiing 2 1 3
Figure skating 0 1 1
Total 3 3 6

Alpine skiing pictogram.svg Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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
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 pictogram.svg Cross-country skiing

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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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
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
Sebahattin 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
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 22

Figure skating pictogram.svg Figure skating

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Main article: Figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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
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

  • 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

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