Nationality Turkish Height 1.60 m Events Greco-Roman wrestling Role Athlete Club Ankara | Name Rahman Bilici Coached by Mehmet Akif Pirim Sport Sport wrestling Weight 60 kg | |
Born October 28, 1989 (age 34) ( 1989-10-28 ) Askale, Erzurum Province, Turkey | ||
Rahman Bilici - Edward Barsegjan
Rahman Bilici ([ˈrahmɑn ˈbilidʒi]; born October 28, 1989 in Aşkale, Erzurum Province) 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 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.