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Turkish Wrestling Federation

Coordinates: 39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°E / 39.9419028; 32.8543333
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Turkish Wrestling Federation
AbbreviationTGF
Formation1923
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersUlus, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates39°56′30.85″N 32°51′15.60″E / 39.9419028°N 32.8543333°E / 39.9419028; 32.8543333
President
Şeref Eroğlu
AffiliationsUnited World Wrestling (UWW)
Websitewww.tgf.gov.tr

Turkish Wrestling Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu, TGF) is the governing body for wrestling in Turkey. It aims to govern, encourage and develop the sport for all throughout the country.[1]

TGF has been established in 1923, and is headquartered in Ankara. TGF is a member of United World Wrestling (UWW), formerly known as the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA).[2]

The federation organizes the national wrestling events, and European and World championships hosted by Turkey. In addition, the TGF promotes and organizes traditional wrestling styles such as oil wrestling and Karakucak.[3]

International participation

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Olympics

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Year Host Country Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1924  France - 0 0 0 0
1928  Netherlands - 0 0 0 0
1936  Germany 7 1 0 1 2
1948  United Kingdom 1 6 4 1 11
1952  Finland 4 2 0 1 3
1956  Australia 2 3 2 2 7
1960  Italy 1 7 2 0 9
1964  Japan 3 2 3 1 6
1968  Mexico 5 2 0 0 2
1972  West Germany 12 0 1 0 1
1976  Canada - 0 0 0 0
1984  United States 14 0 0 1 1
1988  South Korea 12 0 1 0 1
1992  Spain 7 1 2 1 4
1996  United States 4 2 0 1 3
2000  Australia 6 1 0 1 2
2004  Greece 14 0 1 2 3
2008  China 7 1 0 1 2
2012  United Kingdom 22 0 0 1 1
2016  Brazil 5 1 2 2 5
2020  Japan 17 0 0 3 3
2024  France - - - - -

World Championships

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Year Host Country Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1950  Sweden 2 1 4 2 7
1951  Finland 1 6 0 1 7
1953  Italy 6 0 1 0 1
1954  Japan 2 2 3 1 6
1955  West Germany 4 0 2 2 4
1957  Turkey 1 4 2 2 8
1958  Hungary 2 2 2 1 5
1959  Iran 2 2 2 2 6
1961  Japan 7 0 4 6 10
1962  United States 2 3 1 5 9
1963  Bulgaria
 Sweden
4 2 0 3 5
1965  United Kingdom
 Finland
4 1 1 1 3
1966  United States 3 1 4 3 8
1967  India
 Romania
6 1 0 1 2
1970  Canada 8 1 0 1 2
1971  Bulgaria 13 0 1 0 1
1973  Iran - 0 0 0 0
1974  Turkey
 Poland
8 0 2 2 4
1975  Soviet Union 9 0 1 0 1
1977  Switzerland
 Sweden
15 0 1 0 1
1978  Mexico 15 0 0 1 1
1981  Yugoslavia
 Norway
11 0 1 0 1
1982  Canada
 Poland
11 0 1 0 1
1983  Soviet Union 12 0 1 0 1
1985  Hungary
 Norway
- 0 0 0 0
1986  Hungary - 0 0 0 0
1987  France
 Norway
23 0 0 1 1
1989  Switzerland 14 0 1 0 1
1990  Japan
 Sweden
20 0 0 1 1
1991  Bulgaria
 Japan
16 0 1 1 2
1993  Canada
 Sweden
 Norway
7 2 1 0 3
1994  Turkey
 Finland
 Bulgaria
5 2 1 0 3
1995  United States
 Czech Republic
 Russia
6 2 0 1 3
1997  Russia
 Poland
 France
2 3 2 0 5
1998  Iran
 Sweden
 Poland
13 0 2 1 3
1999  Turkey
 Greece
 Sweden
6 2 1 2 5
2000  Bulgaria - 0 0 0 0
2001  Bulgaria
 Greece
21 0 0 1 1
2002  Iran
 Russia
 Greece
9 1 0 1 2
2003  United States
 France
- 0 0 0 0
2005  Hungary 5 2 0 2 4
2006  China 13 0 1 3 4
2007  Azerbaijan 10 1 0 0 1
2008  Japan - 0 0 0 0
2009  Denmark 4 2 1 2 5
2010  Russia 9 1 0 2 3
2011  Turkey 7 1 2 2 5
2012  Canada - 0 0 0 0
2013  Hungary 16 0 1 3 4
2014  Uzbekistan 5 1 3 4 8
2015  United States 3 3 1 2 6
2016  Hungary 7 0 1 0 1
2017  France 3 3 1 4 8
2018  Hungary 4 1 4 4 9
2019  Kazakhstan 6 1 2 1 4
2021  Norway 13 0 1 3 4
2022  Serbia 3 4 0 4 8
2023  Serbia 6 2 1 4 7

European Championships

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Year Host Country Medal Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1938  Estonia 6 0 0 1 1
1939  Norway 5 0 2 0 2
1946  Sweden 1 3 2 1 6
1947  Czechoslovakia 3 1 2 1 4
1949  Turkey 1 6 1 1 8
1966  West Germany 2 3 3 4 10
1967  Turkey
 Soviet Union
2 5 1 0 6
1968  Yugoslavia
 Sweden
5 1 0 2 3
1969  Italy
 Bulgaria
4 2 2 4 8
1970  East Germany 6 1 2 1 4
1972  Poland 6 1 1 0 2
1973  Switzerland
 Finland
7 0 3 2 5
1974  Spain 7 0 1 0 1
1975  West Germany 10 0 2 2 4
1976  Soviet Union 11 0 0 1 2
1977  Turkey 9 0 3 3 6
1978  Bulgaria 8 0 1 1 2
1979  Romania 10 0 0 1 1
1980  Czechoslovakia - 0 0 0 0
1981  Sweden
 Poland
10 0 0 1 1
1982  Bulgaria 9 0 1 2 3
1983  Hungary 4 1 1 0 2
1984  Sweden 10 0 1 0 1
1985  East Germany 6 0 1 2 3
1986  Greece - 0 0 0 0
1987  Bulgaria
 Finland
12 0 0 3 3
1988  United Kingdom
 Norway
7 0 2 0 2
1989  Turkey
 Finland
4 1 5 3 9
1990  Poland 6 1 0 3 4
1991  Germany 3 2 1 4 7
1992  Denmark
 Hungary
5 1 2 6 9
1993  Russia
 Turkey
2 3 3 3 9
1994  Greece
 Italy
3 3 2 1 6
1995  France
 Switzerland
4 1 4 0 5
1996  Norway
 Hungary
2 4 1 0 5
1997  Finland
 Poland
3 2 2 3 7
1998  Belarus
 Slovakia
2 4 0 2 6
1999  Bulgaria
 Belarus
5 2 1 1 4
2000  Russia
 Hungary
13 0 2 2 4
2001  Turkey
 Hungary
2 3 2 1 6
2002  Azerbaijan
 Finland
2 3 0 2 5
2003  Latvia
 Serbia and Montenegro
5 1 2 2 5
2004  Turkey
 Sweden
2 5 0 1 6
2005  Bulgaria 4 1 3 3 7
2006  Russia 3 2 2 3 7
2007  Bulgaria 15 0 0 6 6
2008  Finland 4 2 1 3 6
2009  Lithuania 9 0 2 4 6
2010  Azerbaijan 3 2 1 3 6
2011  Germany 7 1 1 1 3
2012  Serbia 3 2 0 4 6
2013  Georgia 4 2 1 4 7
2014  Finland 3 2 4 3 9
2015  Azerbaijan 3 2 1 7 10
2016  Latvia 3 3 1 3 7
2017  Serbia 2 5 1 3 9
2018  Russia 2 5 0 8 13
2019  Romania 2 6 2 8 16
2020  Italy 8 1 3 5 9
2021  Poland 2 3 4 1 8
2022  Hungary 1 7 3 7 17
2023  Croatia 1 6 3 8 17
2024  Romania 1 7 6 4 17

European Games

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Year Host Country Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2015  Azerbaijan 3 2 1 7 10
2019  Belarus 9 0 1 2 3

Mediterranean Games

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Year Host Country Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1951  Egypt 1 8 0 0 8
1955  Spain 1 6 0 1 7
1959  Lebanon 1 12 2 1 15
1963  Italy 1 10 2 1 13
1967  Tunisia 1 9 3 2 14
1971  Turkey 1 14 3 0 17
1975  Algeria 1 11 4 2 17
1979  Yugoslavia 2 5 4 5 14
1983  Morocco 1 9 0 7 16
1987  Syria 1 6 2 5 13
1991  Greece 1 11 1 0 12
1993  France 1 10 5 3 18
1997  Italy 1 8 3 2 13
2001  Tunisia 1 9 1 9 19
2005  Spain 1 5 5 5 15
2009  Italy 1 7 2 4 13
2013  Turkey 1 14 4 1 19
2018  Spain 1 8 2 3 13
2022  Algeria 1 7 5 2 14

Islamic Solidarity Games

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Year Host Country Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
2017  Azerbaijan 4 2 8 9 19
2022  Turkey 5 2 5 12 19

Military World Games

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Year Host Country Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1995  Italy 2 5 1 1 7
1999  Croatia 9 0 1 0 1
2007  India 2 2 1 2 5
2015  South Korea - 0 0 0 0
2019  China 5 2 0 3 5

Summer Universiade

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Year Host Country Rank Gold Silver Bronze Total
1973  Soviet Union - 0 0 0 0
1977  Bulgaria 8 0 0 1 1
1981  Romania - 0 0 0 0
2005  Turkey 2 3 5 2 10
2013  Russia 4 2 0 1 3

Notable wrestlers

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Freestyle

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Men's
Women's

Greco-Roman style

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International organizations in Turkey

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References

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  1. ^ "Türkiye in Wrestling". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  2. ^ "Affiliated Federations". FILA. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  3. ^ "Yönetim Kurulu" (in Turkish). TGF. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
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