Selçuk Can
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| Born | 10 August 1995 Şanlıurfa, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 72 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ankara Aski Sport Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Selçuk Can (born 10 August 1995) is a Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships.[1]
Career[edit]
He won one of the bronze medals in the 72 kg event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.[2][3] In 2021, he won the silver medal in the 72 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.[4] He won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5]
In 2023, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 72 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. Starting from the qualifying round, Selçuk Can defeated Hungarian Róbert Fritsch 7-1 to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, he defeated German Michael Widmayer 6-0 and progressed to the semifinals. In the semifinals, he defeated his Azerbaijani opponent Ulvu Ganizade 2-1 and reached the bronze medal match. In the bronze medal match, Can defeated Ukrainian Andrii Kulyk 5-1 and won the bronze medal.[6]
He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7] He was eliminated in his third match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[7]
Achievements[edit]
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result | Event |
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| 2024 | European Championships | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | Greco-Roman 72 kg |
| 2023 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 72 kg |
| European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 72 kg | |
| 2022 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Greco-Roman 72 kg |
| 2020 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | Greco-Roman 72 kg |
References[edit]
- ^ "Selcuk Can profile page". uww.org.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (12 February 2020). "Armenia claim two Greco-Roman titles on day three of European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "2020 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Grekoromen Güreş Milli Takımı'ndan 15 madalya".
- ^ "Selçuk Can bronz madalya kazandı".
- ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Selçuk Can at the International Wrestling Database
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