Turkey at the 1994 Winter Olympics
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| Turkey at the 1994 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TUR |
| NOC | Turkish National Olympic Committee |
| Website | olimpiyat |
| in Lillehammer | |
| Competitors | 1 (man) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Mithat Yıldırım[1] |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Turkey sent a delegation to compete at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway from 12–27 February. Turkey was making its 11th appearance at the Winter Olympic Games. The delegation consisted of a single athlete, cross-country skier Mithat Yıldırım. In his only event, he finished in 87th place.
The Turkish Olympic Committee was recognised by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1911.[2] They have participated in almost every Summer Olympic Games since, except for 1920, 1932, and the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics.[3][4] Since their first Winter Olympics participation at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Turkey has only missed three editions of the Winter Games, the 1952, 1972, and the 1980 Winter Olympics.[3] Thus Lillehammer was Turkey's 11th appearance at a Winter Olympics.[3] The 1994 Winter Olympics were held from 12–27 February 1994, a total of 1,737 athletes representing 67 National Olympic Committees took part.[5] The Turkish delegation to Lillehammer consisted of a single athlete, cross-country skier Mithat Yıldırım.[6] He was chosen as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[3]
