Fatih Cengiz Explained
Fatih Cengiz (born 26 September 1995) is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler. He was awarded one of the bronze medals in the 75 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships after Aleksandr Chekhirkin tested positive for doping.[1]
He is a member of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
Career
In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 77 kg event at the European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey.[2]
In 2019, he lost his bronze medal match against Viktor Nemeš in the 77 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[3] [4] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] He was eliminated in his first match by Aik Mnatsakanian of Bulgaria.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: 2017 World Wrestling Championships. United World Wrestling. live. 13 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190501222916/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/final-book_1.pdf. 1 May 2019.
- Web site: 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140722/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/results_06_istanbul.pdf. 12 June 2018. 9 August 2020. United World Wrestling.
- News: Russian wrestlers dominate first day of Greco-Roman finals at European Wrestling Championships. Pavitt. Michael. 13 April 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 26 January 2020.
- Web site: 2019 European Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200412162932/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/opt-final-book_european_bucharest_2019.pdf. 12 April 2020. 12 April 2020.
- Web site: 2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210324185322/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book.pdf. 24 March 2021. 24 March 2021. United World Wrestling.
