Selçuk Eker Explained

Selçuk Eker
Nationality:Turkish
Birth Date:18 December 1991
Birth Place:Gebze, Kocaeli Province, Turkey
Weight:52kg (115lb)
Country:Turkey
Sport:Amateur boxing
Event:Flyweight
Club:Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü, Izmit
Coach:Serkan Bal

Selçuk Eker (pronounced as /tr/; born December 18, 1991, in Gebze, Kocaeli Province, Turkey) is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the flyweight division. The 1.63m (05.35feet) tall athlete at 52kg (115lb) 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]

Notes and References

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