Turkey closes off Olympics with no gold medals for first time in 40 years

Turkey completed the 2024 Olympic Games with three silver and five bronze medals. The country snagged medals in women’s boxing, shooting, archery, and wrestling; coming 64th among the 84 competing countries. This was the first Games in 40 years that the country finished with zero gold medals.

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games concluded on Aug. 11, with Turkey finishing the event with three silver and five bronze medals. Turkey failed to win a gold medal for the first time since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

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