Selçuk Çebi
Greco-Roman wrestling, Olympic athlete
1982 –
Who is Selçuk Çebi?
Selçuk Çebi is a Turkish wrestler. He is a two-time world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling. He studied at Ondokuz Mayıs University.
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, after which he practiced wrestling at the Trabzon Belediyespor and Çaykur Rizespor. He obtained his license at the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., but continued to train in Trabzon.
He won a gold medal for Turkey at the 2005 Mediterranean Games held in Almería, where he competed at 66 kg.
He became a gold-medal winner in 74 kg at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships held in Herning.
Selçuk Çebi is officially sponsored by Herbalife.
He is married to Kübra Çebi and has a son named Yusuf.
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- Born
- Jun 3, 1982
Araklı - Also known as
- Celcuk Cebi
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Turkey
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- Araklı
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on July 23, 2013
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