Rahman Bilici (pronounced [ˈɾahman ˈbilidʒi]; born October 28, 1989) is a Turkish sport wrestler in the 60 kg division of the Greco-Roman style.[1] The 1.60 m (5.2 ft) tall athlete is a member of ASKI Sports Club in Ankara, where he is coached by Mehmet Akif Pirim.[2]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 28, 1989 Aşkale, Erzurum Province, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sport wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Romen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ASKI, Ankara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mehmet Akif Pirim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was born in Aşkale, Erzurum Province. He began wrestling in the Erzurum Telekom Sports Club, and was admitted in 2000 to the Wrestling Training Center in Yozgat. The successful athlete transferred later to Kayseri Şekerspor. After the closure of the club, he continued to train at the Pansu Sports Club in Kayseri.[1]
Rahman Bilici is the winner of several medals in cadet and junior class at European and World level. He won the gold medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships in 2007 held in Beijing, China and in 2008 Istanbul, Turkey.[3][4] He became the silver medalist at the 2009 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Ankara.[5]
He participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he reached the third round.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Bilici, memleketinde krallar gibi karşılandı". Zaman Spor (in Turkish). 3 August 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Bilici, Rahman". Foeldaek-Professional Sports Equipment. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Turk Rahman Bilici captures 60kg gold". 2007 'GoodLuck Beijing' Junior World Wrestling Championships. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "60 Kg Rahman Bilici Dünya Şampiyonu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Rahman Bilici Şampiyonluğu Kaçırdı!". İl Gazetesi (in Turkish). 6 August 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Rahman Bilici Olimpiyat Vizesi aldı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Güreş federasyonu. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "Greco-Roman 60 kg results - Wrestling - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
External links
edit- Rahman Bilici at the International Wrestling Database
- Rahman Bilici at Olympedia
