Fatih Cengiz
{{short description|Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's Greco-Roman wrestling }}
{{MedalCountry | {{TUR}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| World Championships }}
{{Medal|Bronze| 2017 Paris | 75 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| World U23 Championships }}
{{Medal|Gold| 2017 Bydgoszcz | 75 kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Bucharest | 77 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European U23 Championship }}
{{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Istanbul | 77 kg }}
{{MedalCompetition | World University Championship }}
{{Medal|Gold| 2018 Goiana|77 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition | Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Istanbul|77 kg}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Istanbul|77 kg}}
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/final-book_1.pdf|title=2017 World Wrestling Championships|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501222916/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/results/final-book_1.pdf|archive-date=1 May 2019}}
He is a member of İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
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.{{Cite web|title=2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/results_06_istanbul.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140722/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/results_06_istanbul.pdf|archive-date=12 June 2018|access-date=9 August 2020|website=United World Wrestling}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1077930/russian-wrestlers-dominate-first-day-of-greco-roman-finals-at-european-wrestling-championships|title=Russian wrestlers dominate first day of Greco-Roman finals at European Wrestling Championships|last=Pavitt|first=Michael|date=13 April 2019|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=26 January 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/opt-final-book_european_bucharest_2019.pdf|title=2019 European Wrestling Championships Results|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412162932/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-04/opt-final-book_european_bucharest_2019.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2020|access-date=12 April 2020}} In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{Cite web|title=2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324185322/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book.pdf|archive-date=24 March 2021|access-date=24 March 2021|website=United World Wrestling}} He was eliminated in his first match by Aik Mnatsakanian of Bulgaria.
Major results
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!Year !Tournament !Location !Result !Event |
2017
|Paris, France |align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |
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Category:Turkish male sport wrestlers