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Selçuk Eker

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Selçuk Eker
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1991-12-18) December 18, 1991 (age 32)
Gebze, Kocaeli Province, Turkey
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportAmateur boxing
EventFlyweight
ClubKocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü, Izmit
Coached bySerkan Bal

Selçuk Eker (pronounced [selˈtʃuc eˈkeɾ]; born December 18, 1991, in Gebze, Kocaeli Province, Turkey) is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the flyweight division. The 1.63 m (5.3 ft) tall athlete at 52 kg (115 lb) is a member of Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü in Izmit.[1]

He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics after winning the silver medal at the 2012 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Trabzon, Turkey.[1][2]

At the 2012 Olympics, he lost in the first round to Chatchai Butdee.[3]

Eker qualified for the 2016 Olympics, but again lost in the first round, this time to Hu Jianguan.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Boks-Selçuk Eker" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  2. ^ "Bir yumrukta Fransız'ı ağlattı". Akşam Spor (in Turkish). 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  3. ^ "Olympedia – 2012 - Flyweight (≤52 kilograms), Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Olympedia – 2016 - Flyweight (≤52 kilograms), Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.