Cemal Erçman (1896/1904–?), also known as Gülleci Cemal, was a

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, who competed at the 1924 and 1928

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. He lifted 345 kg in total at the 1924 Olympic Games held in

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and became 14th among 22 competitors in the featherweight class. At the next Olympics in

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, he achieved the 8th rank with 262.5 kg in total in the featherweight division, where 25 sportspeople competed. These were

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's first successes in the weightlifting sport at international arenas.Cemal Erçman
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He continued performing active sports through his later life, was engaged in

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, and competed in 1968 aged 72.Türkiyede Vücut Geliştirme
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Turkish Weightlifting Federation
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