Selçuk Çebi

Selçuk Çebi (born June 3, 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.

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.

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)

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