Rahman Bilici

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]

Rahman Bilici
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1989-10-28) October 28, 1989
Aşkale, Erzurum Province, Turkey
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportSport wrestling
Event(s)Greco-Romen
ClubASKI, Ankara
Coached byMehmet Akif Pirim
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
World Cup
2010 Yerevan60 kg
World Junior Championships
2009 Ankara60 kg
2008 Istanbul60 kg
2007 Beijing60 kg
European Championships
2007 Sofia60 kg
European Junior Championships
2009 Tbilisi60 kg
2007 Belgrade60 kg
European Cadets Championships
2006 Istanbul58 kg

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
  1. "Bilici, memleketinde krallar gibi karşılandı". Zaman Spor (in Turkish). 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  2. "Bilici, Rahman". Foeldaek-Professional Sports Equipment. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  3. "Turk Rahman Bilici captures 60kg gold". 2007 'GoodLuck Beijing' Junior World Wrestling Championships. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  4. "60 Kg Rahman Bilici Dünya Şampiyonu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Güreş Federasyonu. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  5. "Rahman Bilici Şampiyonluğu Kaçırdı!". İl Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  6. "Rahman Bilici Olimpiyat Vizesi aldı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Güreş federasyonu. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  7. "Greco-Roman 60 kg results - Wrestling - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
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