Serhat Balcı

Serhat Balcı
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born (1982-03-15) March 15, 1982
Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Sport Sport wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle wrestling
Club Sancaktepe Belediye SK
Medal record
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Competitor for  Turkey
World Championships
2011 Istanbul 96 kg
2009 Herning 96 kg
European Championships
2005 Varna 84 kg
2007 Sofia 84 kg
2009 Vilnius 96 kg
2010 Baku 96 kg
2012 Belgrade 96 kg
Mediterranean Games
2005 Almería 84 kg

Serhat Balcı (pronounced [ˈseɾhat ˈbaɫdʒɯ]; born March 15, 1982 in Üsküdar, Istanbul) is a male sport wrestler from Turkey competing in the 96 kg division of freestyle wrestling. The 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) tall[1] athlete is a member of the Sancaktepe Belediye S.K. in Sancaktepe, Istanbul.[2]

Serhat Balcı holds a silver medal won at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey[2] and another silver medal won at the 2005 European Wrestling Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. He represented Turkey at the 2008 Summer Olympics without winning a medal.[1]

He qualified for the participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics representing Turkey where he lost to Magomed Musaev of Dagestan.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete informations-Serhat Balcı". FILA Official. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
  2. 1 2 "Serhat Balcı gümüş madalyada kaldı". CNN Türk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-09-18.
  3. ↑ http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/wrestling/freestyle-96-kg-m?sport=167983&games=2012/1&event=168087

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