Selçuk Çebi (born June 3, 1982 in
Araklı
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,
Trabzon Province
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, Turkey) is a Turkish
wrestler
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. He is a three-time world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. He studied at
Ondokuz Mayıs University
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.
While receiving secondary education at İmam Hatip Lisesi in his native Araklı, Çebi was advised by his father to sign up for wrestling at age 12. He became the only professional wrestler in the family of seven children. Çebi graduated from the College of Physical Education of the
Ondokuz Mayıs University
Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) is a major state university founded in 1975 in Samsun, Turkey. The university bears the name “19 May”, which marks the date when Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, came to Samsun in or ...
in
Samsun
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, after which he practiced wrestling at the Trabzon Belediyespor and Çaykur Rizespor. He obtained his license at the
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
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, but continued to train in Trabzon.
He won a gold medal for Turkey at the
2005 Mediterranean Games
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held in
Almería
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, where he competed at 66 kg.
He became a gold-medal winner in 74 kg at the
2009 World Wrestling Championships
The 2009 World Wrestling Championships were held at the Messecenter Herning in Herning, Denmark. The event took place from September 21 to September 27, 2009.
Medal table
Team ranking
Medal summary Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women' ...
held in
Herning
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.
He is married to Kübra Çebi and has a son named Yusuf.
Results
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2005 Summer Universiade
The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII Summer Universiade, took place in İzmir, Turkey, in August.
Emblem
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– Gold medal
** Round 1: Bye
** Round 2: Defeated , 2–0
** Round 3: Defeated , 2–0
** Semifinal: Defeated , 2–1
** Final: Defeated , 2–0
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2009 European Wrestling Championships
The 2009 FILA European Wrestling Championships were held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event took place from 31 March to 5 April 2009.
Bids
Five countries showed interest in hosting the tournament, but only two were shortlisted: Vilnius (Lithuania) a ...
– Bronze medal
Selçuk Çebi'ye bronz tesellisi. ''Porttakal''. 5 Nisan 2009.
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** Round 1: Defeated , 2–0
** Round 2: Defeated , 2–0
** Round 3: Defeated , 2–0
** Semifinal: Lost to , 0–2
** Bronze Medal Final: Defeated , 2–0
* 2010 World Championship – Gold medal
** Round 1: Bye
** Round 2: Defeated , 2–0 (2–0, 2–0)
** Round 3: Defeated , 2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
** Round 4: Defeated , 2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
** Semifinal: Defeated , 2–0 (6–0, 1–0)
** Final: Defeated , 2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
People from Araklı
Sportspeople from Trabzon Province
Olympic wrestlers for Turkey
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Imam Hatip school alumni
Ondokuz Mayıs University alumni
European Games competitors for Turkey
Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games
Turkish male sport wrestlers
World Wrestling Championships medalists
Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Universiade medalists in wrestling
Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Turkey
Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
21st-century Turkish people
20th-century Turkish people