Ali Cengiz (born 8 April 1996) is a Turkish wrestler competing in the 87 kg division of

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. He won one of the bronze medals in the 87kg event at the

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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

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held in Istanbul, Turkey. He won one of the bronze medals in the

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event at the

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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

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. He won the silver medal in the 87kg event at the

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held in Bucharest, Romania. He competed in the 87kg event at the

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in Paris, France.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cengiz, Ali 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 Wrestlers 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