Cenk İldem

Cenk İldem (pronounced [ˈdʒeɲc ˈiːldem]; born January 5, 1986, in Şişli, Istanbul) is a male wrestler from Turkey competing in the 96 kg division of Greco-Roman style.[1][2] He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., where he is coached by his father Hüseyin İldem.[3][4]

Cenk İldem
Personal information
Nickname(s)Mr. Bronze
NationalityTurkish
Born (1986-01-05) January 5, 1986
Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey
EducationPhysical education
Alma materNiğde Ömer Halisdemir University
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
Clubİstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
Turned pro2005
Coached byHüseyin İldem
Retired2022
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 98 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Istanbul96 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Tashkent98 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Nur-Sultan97 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Vantaa98 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Baku96 kg
Bronze medal – third place2013 Tbilisi96 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Riga98 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Rome97 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 Baku 98 kg
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2013 Mersin96 kg
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2013 Tehran96 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 Saransk96 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Gold medal – first place2015 Istanbul98 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 Istanbul98 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Istanbul97 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Istanbul98 kg
Golden Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2014 Szombathely98 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Baku98 kg
Bronze medal – third place2011 Szombathely96 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Baku98 kg
World University Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 Thessaloniki96 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Guatemala City84 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Szombathely84 kg
Gold medal – first place2005 Wroclaw84 kg

Personal life

His father Hüseyin İldem was a wrestler of Greco-Romen style competing in the 74 kg division for the national team in the years 1980–90. Cenk İldem began with wrestling at the age of ten, with his father's encouragement. Hüseyin İldem coaches his son since then. Cenk's younger brother Kansu also competes in wrestling.[4]

Cenk İldem studied physical education and sports at Niğde University. Since 2007, he serves as a teacher at Şişli Industrial Vocational High School in Istanbul.[4]

He married in 2011.[4]

Achievements

Cenk İldem is winner of several medals in junior and senior class at European as well as world level. He won the gold medal at the World Junior Wrestling Championships in 2006 held in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He became gold medalist at the 2005 European Junior Wrestling Championships held in Hungary and again in 2006 in Poland.[3]

He won the bronze medal at the 2010 European Wrestling Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan[3] and repeated his success in bronze at the 2013 European Wrestling Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[5]

He became bronze medalist at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

Cenk İldem represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics without advancing to the finals.

At 2016 European Wrestling Championships he won bronze medal.

In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's Greco-Roman 97 kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.[6]

In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 97 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[7]

References
  1. "International Wrestling Database".
  2. "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz".
  3. "Sporcular/Güreş-Cenk İldem" (in Turkish). GSB-Olimpiyat ve Türkiye. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  4. "Hem babası, hem hocası". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 13 September 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  5. "Bir bronz da Cenk İldem'den". Sabah (in Turkish). 23 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  6. "2019 World Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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