Cemal Erçman

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Cemal Erçman, also known as Gülleci Cemal, was a Turkish weightlifter born around 1896 or 1904. He competed in the 1924 Paris Olympics and the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. At Paris he lifted a total of 345 kg and finished 14th in the featherweight division among 22 competitors. At Amsterdam he finished 8th with 262.5 kg in the featherweight event, in a field of 21 athletes. These were Turkey’s first big successes in international weightlifting. Erçman was one of the founders of Istanbul Jimnastik Kulübü. He stayed active in sports later in life, took up bodybuilding, and even competed in 1968 at the age of 72.