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]