Serhat Balcı
Encyclopedia
Serhat Balcı is a male sport wrestler from Turkey
competing in the 96 kg division of freestyle
. The 178 cm (5.8 ft) tall athlete is a member of the Sancaktepe Belediye S.K. in Sancaktepe
, Istanbul.
Serhat Balcı holds a silver medal won at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships
in Istanbul, Turkey 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.
He is qualified for the participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics
representing Turkey.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
competing in the 96 kg division of freestyle
Freestyle wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practised throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history...
. The 178 cm (5.8 ft) tall athlete is a member of the Sancaktepe Belediye S.K. in Sancaktepe
Sancaktepe
Sancaktepe is a district in the suburbs of Istanbul, Turkey. It became a district in the year 2008....
, Istanbul.
Serhat Balcı holds a silver medal won at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships
2011 World Wrestling Championships
The 2011 FILA Wrestling World Championships was held at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey. The event took place between September 12 to September 18, 2011.-Medal table:-Team ranking:-Men's freestyle:-Men's Greco-Roman:-Women's freestyle:...
in Istanbul, Turkey and another silver medal won at the 2005 European Wrestling Championships in Varna
Varna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. He represented Turkey at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
without winning a medal.
He is qualified for the participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification
This article details the Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifying phase.The Wrestling competition at the 2012 Games will include 344 athletes. Each competing nation will be allowed to enter a maximum of 18 competitors. 3 places are reserved for Great Britain as host nation, and a further 3...
representing Turkey.