Turkey was represented at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France by the Turkish National Olympic Committee.
In total, eight athletes – all men – represented Turkey in two different sports including alpine skiing and cross-country skiing.
Competitors In total, eight athletes represented Turkey at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France across two different sports. Sport Men Women TotalAlpine skiing 404Cross-country skiing 404 Total 808
Alpine skiing
In total, four Turkish athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Yakup Kadri Birinci, Cevdet Can, Ahmet Demir and Taner Üstündağ.
The men's super-G took place on 16 February 1992. Üstündağ completed the course in a time of one minute 28.24 seconds to finish 77th overall. Birinci completed the course in a time of one minute 30.4 seconds to finish 82nd overall. Can completed the course in a time of one minute 37.97 seconds to finish 88th overall. Demir did not finish.
The men's giant slalom took place on 18 February 1992. Üstündağ completed his first run in a time of one minute 20.44 seconds and his second run in a time of one minute 18.51 seconds. His combined time of two minutes 38.95 seconds saw him finish 60th overall. Demir completed his first run in a time of one minute 23 seconds and his second run in a time of one minute 22.26 seconds. His combined time of two minutes 45.26 seconds saw him finish joint 67th overall. Can completed his first run in a time of one minute 23.62 seconds and his second run in a time of one minute 22.78 seconds. His combined time of two minutes 46.4 seconds saw him finish 70th overall. Birinci completed his first run in a time of one minute 24.73 seconds and his second run in a time of one minute 23.39 seconds. His combined time of two minutes 48.12 seconds saw him finish 75th overall.
The men's slalom took place on 22 February 1992. Üstündağ completed his first run in a time of one minute 9.13 seconds and his second run in a time of one minute 8.65 seconds. His combined time of two minutes 17.78 seconds saw him finish 45th overall. Can completed his first run in a time of one minute 15.21 seconds and his second run in a time of one minute 13.24 seconds. His combined time of two minutes 28.45 seconds saw him finish 51st overall. Demir did not finish his first run. Birinci did not start.
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankAhmet DemirSuper-GDNF–Cevdet Can1:37.9788Yakup Kadri Birinci1:30.4082Taner Üstündağ1:28.2477Yakup Kadri BirinciGiant Slalom1:24.731:23.392:48.1275Cevdet Can1:23.621:22.782:46.4070Ahmet Demir1:23.001:22.262:45.2667Taner Üstündağ1:20.441:18.512:38.9560Ahmet DemirSlalomDNF–DNF–Cevdet Can1:15.211:13.242:28.4551Taner Üstündağ1:09.131:08.652:17.7845
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Cross-country skiing
In total, four Turkish athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Fikret Ören, Celal Şener, Mithat Yıldırım and Abdullah Yılmaz.
The men's 10 km classical took place on 13 February 1992. Yıldırım completed the course in a time of 36 minutes 36.8 seconds to finish 93rd overall. Ören completed the course in a time of 37 minutes 3.7 seconds to finish 96th overall. Yılmaz completed the course in a time of 38 minutes 22.1 seconds to finish 102nd overall. Şener completed the course in a time of 38 minutes 25.4 seconds to finish 103rd overall.
The men's 15 km freestyle pursuit took place on 13 February 1992. Ören completed the course in a time of 54 minutes 40.1 seconds to finish 83rd overall. Şener completed the course in a time of 57 minutes 47.5 seconds to finish 90th overall. Yıldırım and Yılmaz did not start.
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank10 km CCelal Şener38:25.4103Abdullah Yılmaz38:22.1102Fikret Ören37:03.796Mithat Yıldırım36:36.89315 km pursuit1 FCelal Şener57:47.590Fikret Ören54:40.183 1 Starting delay based on 10 km results. C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
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External links Official Olympic Reports Olympic Winter Games 1992, full results by sports-reference.com
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