| Ali Cengiz | |
| Headercolor: | lightblue |
| Birth Date: | 1996 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Manisa, Turkey |
| Height: | 1.87m (06.14feet) |
| Weight: | 87kg (192lb) |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Sport: | Amateur wrestling |
| Weight Class Type: | Greco-Roman |
| Event: | Greco-Roman |
| Team: | Ankara Aski Sport Club |
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 87kg 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 87kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[8]
| 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 | |
| World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Greco-Roman 87 kg | ||
| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 2nd | Greco-Roman 87 kg |