Ali Cengiz

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]

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
Event(s)Greco-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

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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