Ekrem Celil (born February 20, 1980 in Kardzhali, Bulgaria) is a

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European champion weightlifter competing in the –69 kg and –77 kg divisions. Born in Bulgaria of Turkish descent, he started to perform weightlifting in a local club. Ekrem Celil immigrated in 1998 to Turkey in an action called as the "second Naim operation". He was admitted in 2000 to the Turkish national team, which would take part at the Olympics in Sydney. However, the Bulgarian Federation vetoed his participation.

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References

External links

Ekrem Celil at Database Weightlifting
Living people 1980 births Bulgarian Turks in Turkey Turkish male weightlifters People from Kardzhali European champions in weightlifting European champions for Turkey Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games European Weightlifting Championships medalists {{Turkey-weightlifting-bio-stub