Selçuk Çebi (born June 3,çukÇ 1982 in Araklı, Trabzon Province, Turkey) is a Turkish wrestler. He is a three-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.

Selçuk Çebi

He won a gold medal for Turkey at the 2005 Mediterranean Games held in Almería, where he competed at 66 kg.

Selçuk Çebi

He became a gold-medal winner in 74 kg at the 2009 World Wrestling Championships held in Herning.

Selçuk Çebi

Selçuk Çebi is officially sponsored by Herbalife.

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

Results

2005 Summer 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 – 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)

References

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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