Zekeriya Güçlü
At the 1991 World Junior Championships (Espoirs) in Prievidza, he came 2nd in the heavyweight division behind Shorik Kashinov of Russia.The reason was the outstanding Turkish heavyweight wrestlers Mahmut Demir, Olympic champion in 1996, and Aydın Polatçı, who challenged him for starting positions.[3] Zekeriya Güçlü competed in the 2000 European Championships in Budapest, but lost to David Musulbes of Russia after defeating Aleksey Medvedev, which meant he had to retire under the rules at the time and only finished 9th.[4] In 2001, Zekeriya Güçlü lost to Sven Thiele of Germany and Ivan Ishchenko of Ukraine at the European Championships in Budapest, finishing in 8th place.After finishing his career, Güçlü moved to his home village of Kriwiza to become a businessman and politician for the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) party.