Ali Cengiz
Personal information
Born (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996
Manisa, Turkey
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb; 13.7 st)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur wrestling
EventGreco-Roman
TeamAnkara Aski Sport Club
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Belgrade87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Belgrade87 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Zagreb87 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Oran87 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal – second place2017 Baku85 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Silver medal – second place2019 Istanbul87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Istanbul87 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place2023 Alexandria87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2021 Zagreb87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2018 Dortmund87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Rome87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Warsaw87 kg
World University Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 Goiana87 kg
European U23 Championship
Bronze medal – third place2019 Novi Sad87 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Salvador da Bahia84 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Macon84 kg
European Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 Bucharest84 kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Istanbul84 kg

Ali Cengiz (born April 8, 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.[1] He is a member of the Ankara Aski Sport Club.[2]

Career

Ali Cengiz won a bronze medal at the 2019 FILA U-23 European Wrestling Championship held in Serbia, Novi Sad.[3]

In 2022, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[4] He won one of the bronze medals in the 87 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[5]

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.[6] In June, Cengiz lost to Belorussian Kiryl Maskevich at Poddubny wrestling league 5 held in Vladikavkaz, Russia.[7]

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

References

  1. ↑ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "CENGIZ Ali profile page".
  3. ↑ "Ali Cengiz Avrupa üçüncüsü oldu". 6 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Üç milli güreşçi finale yükseldi".
  6. ↑ "Milli güreşçi Ali Cengiz gümüş madalya kazandı". 22 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "15 россиян победили на PWL-5 WS". wrestliga.com. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  • Ali Cengiz at the International Wrestling Database
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