Turkey participated in the 1951 Mediterranean Games held in Alexandria, Egypt, from 5 to 20 October 1951, with a delegation of 34 male athletes. Turkish athletes competed only in athletics, basketball, and freestyle wrestling at the Games. Turkey won a total of 20 medals, including 10 golds, finishing fourth in the overall medal table.
Akın Altıok’s victory in the triple jump (14.15 m) marked Turkey’s first ever gold medal at the Mediterranean Games. Turkish wrestlers secured gold medals in all eight weight categories of freestyle wrestling. In addition, Turgut Atakol served as a referee in basketball, Ahmet Yener in wrestling, and Naili Moran and Jerfi Fıratlı in athletics.
Medals
Medal Athlete Sport Event Wrestling Men's freestyle 52 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 57 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 62 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 67 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 73 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 79 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle 87 kg Wrestling Men's freestyle +87 kg Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Men's triple jump Athletics Men's 1500 m Athletics Men's 400 m hurdles Athletics Men's javelin throw Athletics Men's 10,000 m Athletics Men's 800 m Athletics Men's long jump Athletics Men's shot put Athletics Men's 110 m hurdles Athletics Men's 3000 m steeplechase Athletics Men's 4×400 m relay
Sport Gold Silver BronzeTotal Athletics 2 3 7 12 Wrestling 8 0 0 8 Total 10 3 7 20
References
External links Complete 1951 Mediterranean Games Standings Mediterranean Games Athletic results at Gbrathletics.com