Necmi Gençalp (born 1960), is a Turkish

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

. He was born in

Yozgat Yozgat is a city and the capital district of Yozgat Province in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. According to 2019 census, population of the district is 421,200 of which 106,280 live in the city of Yozgat. History The first surveys were s ...

. He was silver medalist in

Freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...

at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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* 1960 births Living people Sportspeople from Yozgat Olympic wrestlers for Turkey Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Turkish male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Turkey Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling Competitors at the 1987 Mediterranean Games 20th-century Turkish people 21st-century Turkish people {{Turkey-wrestling-bio-stub