Ali Çetiner

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAli•Çetiner
Used nameAli•Çetiner
Born5 July 1925 in Tarsus, Mersin (TUR)
Died(Prior to 2008)
NOC Türkiye

Biography

Born in 1925, Ali Çetiner worked for the state railway of Turkey in the northwestern city of Eskişehir. Here Çetiner gained an interest for cycling, eventually competing in professional races in Edirne and Ankara. In 1948 he was selected to compete in the road race at the London Olympics, but did not finish the course. After returning home he won the Turkish championship in the late 1940s.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) TUR Ali Çetiner
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) DNF
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Turkey DNF