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| Born | 8 April 1996 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. [1] He is a member of the Ankara Aski Sport Club. [2]
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]
He won the silver medal in the 87 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. [8] He competed in the 87 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [9]
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 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 |
