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| Born | (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28) Manisa, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Ankara Aski Sport Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ali Cengiz (born 8 April 1996) is a Turkish wrestler competing in the 87 kg division of Greco-Roman wrestling. He won one of the bronze medals in the 87 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. He is a member of the Ankara Aski Sport Club.
Career
Ali Cengiz won a bronze medal at the 2019 FILA U-23 European Wrestling Championship held in Serbia, Novi Sad.
In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. He won one of the bronze medals in the 87 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.
In 2023, he won the silver medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, losing 5-2 to Hungarian István Takács in the final match of the 87 kg men's Greco-Roman style. In the second round, he advanced to the quarterfinals after his Dutch opponent Marcel Sterkenburg withdrew from the competition. In the quarterfinals, he drew 1-1 with Azerbaijan's Islam Abbasov and reached the semifinals with the advantage of the last point. In the semifinals, he defeated Georgian Lasha Gobadze 3-1 and reached the final. In June, Cengiz lost to Belorussian Kiryl Maskevich at Poddubny wrestling league 5 held in Vladikavkaz, Russia.
He won the silver medal in the 87 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. He competed in the 87 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 2nd | Greco-Roman 85 kg |
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 3rd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 87 kg | |
| 2023 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 2nd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg | |
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 2nd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |
References
- "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- "CENGIZ Ali profile page".
- "Ali Cengiz Avrupa üçüncüsü oldu". 6 March 2019.
- "2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- "Üç milli güreşçi finale yükseldi".
- "Milli güreşçi Ali Cengiz gümüş madalya kazandı". 22 April 2023.
- "15 россиян победили на PWL-5 WS". wrestliga.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- "2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
External links
- Ali Cengiz at United World Wrestling
- Ali Cengiz at the International Wrestling Database
- Ali Cengiz at Olympics.com
- Ali Cengiz at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Ali Cengiz at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Ali Cengiz at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
- Living people
- 1996 births
- Turkish male sport wrestlers
- European Wrestling Championships medalists
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- World Wrestling Champions
- Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling
- Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Turkey
- Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen
- Sportspeople from Manisa
- Islamic Solidarity Games silver medalists for Turkey
- Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers for Turkey