Selçuk Çebi is a Turkish

Turkey

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 wrestler with Laz

Laz language

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 (citation needed) origin. He is a two-time world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

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 in Samsun

Samsun

Samsun is a city of about half a million people on the north coast of Turkey. It is the provincial capital of Samsun Province and a major Black Sea port.-Name:...

, after which he practiced wrestling at the Trabzon Belediyespor and Çaykur Rizespor. He obtained his license at the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., shortly Istanbul BB SK or IBBSK, is a multi-sports club of the metropolitan municipality of Istanbul in Turkey.-Branches:The club has following sport branches:*Football ,...

, but continued to train in Trabzon.

He won a gold medal for Turkey at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

2005 Mediterranean Games

The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005, commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 July 2005, where 3,214 athletes from 21 countries participated...

 held in Almería

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 held in Herning

Herning

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.

He is married to Kübra Çebi and has a son named Yusuf.

Results

• 2005 Summer Universiade
  2005 Summer Universiade
  The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII Summer Universiade, took place in İzmir, Turkey.-Emblem:The emblem is the letter “U”, inspired by the bird’s-eye view of the Gulf of İzmir.This shape has perfectly fit the letter “U” of Universiade,...
  
   – Gold medal
  • Round 1: Bye
  • Round 2: Defeated , 2–0
  • Round 3: Defeated , 2–0
  • Semifinal: Defeated , 2–1
  • Final: Defeated , 2–0

• 2009 European Wrestling Championships
  2009 European Wrestling Championships
  The 2009 FILA European Wrestling Championships were held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event took place from March 31 to April 5, 2009.-Medal table:-Team ranking:-Men's freestyle:-Men's Greco-Roman:-Women's freestyle:-External links:*...
  
   – Bronze medal
  • 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)

External links

• Profile