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Turkey
- international medals
- 2,456
- of them gold
- 771
- national titles
- 3,284
About
TAF
Türkiye Atletizm Federasyonu
Affiliates
World Athletics
European Athletics
Balkan Athletics
Mediterranean Athletics Union
Foundation: 1922
National CH start: 1924
Olympics debut: 1912 (as Ottoman Empire)
Official Web site
www.taf.org.tr
Medals
36 championships · senior, age-group, multi-sport and roadInternational · all levels
G 771
S 826
B 859
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National titles 3,284
ChampionshipGSBTotal
Global 40 · 50 · 53
Olympic Games – 1 2 3World Championships 1 3 – 4World Indoor Championships – 1 – 1World Cross Country Champs – – 1 1World U20 CH 4 5 5 14World U18 CH 2 4 1 7Universiade 23 21 19 63Youth Olympics – – 3 3Gymnasiade 10 15 21 46World Race Walking Cup – – 1 1Continental 122 · 104 · 106
European Championships 12 10 12 34European Indoor 3 5 1 9European XC 21 12 16 49European Team Champs 3 5 6 14European Cup Race Walking 2 3 3 8European Cup Throwing 17 5 19 41European Cup 10,000m 9 4 3 16European U23 Athletics Championships 21 14 6 41European U20 Athletics Championships 18 20 15 53European U18 Athletics Championships 4 8 8 20European Youth Olympics (EYOF) 12 16 14 42European Games – 2 2 4European Running Championships – – 1 1Regional & multi-sport 597 · 655 · 680
Mediterranean Games 33 39 51 123Islamic Solidarity Games 42 41 29 112Balkan Athletics Championships 199 242 293 734Balkan Indoor Champs 84 102 111 297Balkan XC 160 145 119 424Balkan Race Walking Champs 59 63 49 171Mediterranean U23 CH 20 23 28 71Road races 12 · 17 · 20
Boston Marathon – 1 – 1Paris Marathon – 1 – 1Amsterdam Marathon – – 1 1Valencia Marathon – 1 – 1Istanbul Marathon 12 14 19 45National 3,284 · 0 · 0
Turkish Championships 3,284 – – 3,284Most decorated
International medals- 1
Emel Dereli Women · Shot put, Shot put (3 kg) Gold 18 Silver 9 Bronze 8 - 2
Ramil Guliyev Men · 100m, 200m +1 Gold 17 Silver 11 Bronze 3 - 3
Yasemin Can Women · 3000m, 5000m +4 Gold 15 Silver 3 Bronze 6 - 4
Batuhan Altintas Men · 400m, relays Gold 13 Silver 7 Bronze 3 - 5
Yavuz Can Men · 400m, relays Gold 13 Silver 7 Bronze 2 - 6
Berke Akcam Men · 400m, 400m hurdles +2 Gold 13 Silver 6 Bronze 5 - 7
Jak Ali Harvey Men · 100m, 200m +1 Gold 12 Silver 5 Bronze 1 - 8
Ali Kaya Men · 3000m, 5000m +6 Gold 12 Silver 4 Bronze 3 - 9
Polat Kemboi Arıkan Men · 3000m, 5000m +3 Gold 11 Silver 2 Bronze 2 - 10
Elvan Abeylegesse Women · 3000m, 5000m +5 Gold 10 Silver 6 Bronze 5 - 11
Ilyas Canakci Men · 400m, relays Gold 10 Silver 4 Bronze 2 - 12
Kayhan Ozer Men · 60m, 100m +1 Gold 10 Silver 3 Bronze 1
Hosted in Turkey
2027 in 250 days European Games Istanbul · 16–27 Jun2026 Results Balkan Race Walking Champs Izmir · 14 Mar2025 Results Istanbul Marathon Istanbul · 2 Nov2024 Results European XC Antalya · 8 Dec2024 Results Istanbul Marathon Istanbul · 3 Nov2024 Results Balkan Athletics Championships Izmir · 25–26 May2024 Results World Race Walking Cup Antalya · 21–22 Apr2024 Results Balkan Race Walking Champs Antalya · 9 MarStories
21 Jun 2026 Volos 2026: Turkish quartet score epic The Balkan Seniors Championships have come to an epic end in 4x400 metres final.
9 Nov 2024 Turks grabbed almost everything Balkan Cross Country Championships staged a historical dominance by the Turkish team.
26 May 2024 Home victory for the Turks The host nation dominated the Balkan Championships.