Rahman Bilici

Rahman Bilici
Personal information
Nationality Turkish
Born October 28, 1989
Aşkale, Erzurum Province, Turkey
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Sport wrestling
Event Greco-Romen
Club ASKI, Ankara
Turned pro 2007
Coached by Mehmet Akif Pirim
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Turkey
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest 63 kg
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Yerevan 60 kg
Golden Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2014 Szombathely 63 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2018 Zagreb 63 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2018 Istanbul 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Istanbul 63 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2013 Plovdiv 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ruse 63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sofia 63 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Istanbul 60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Beijing 60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Ankara 60 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgrade 60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tbilisi 60 kg
European Cadets Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Istanbul 58 kg

Rahman Bilici (pronounced [ˈɾahman ˈbilidʒi]; born October 28, 1989) is a Turkish sport wrestler in the 60 kg division of the Greco-Roman style. 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.

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.

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. He became the silver medalist at the 2009 World Junior Wrestling Championships held in Ankara.

He participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he reached the third round.