Bekir Özlü (born Betkili Shukvani, Georgian: ბეთქილ შუკვანი, on 30 August 1988 in Mestia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia) is an Olympian Georgian-born Turkish judoka competing in the 60 kg division.[1] The 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) tall sportsman is a member of Kocaeli BB Kağıt SK.[2][3] Bekir Ozlu née Betkil Shukvani was born in Georgia but changed to Turkey in 2015. For Georgia he won European medals U17 and U20 and silver at the Senior European in 2011 in Istanbul. He won the European team title with Georgia in 2007. He won World Cups since 2011 and the Grand Slam of Rio in 2012. Ozlu won gold at the European Open in Minsk in 2017. He captured a bronze medal at the Grand Prix in Zagreb in 2017. Ozlu took gold at the Grand Prix The Hague in 2017.
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| Birth name | Betkil Shukvani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 August 1988 Mestia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Georgia (2009–13) Turkey (2015–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –60 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kocaeli BB Kağıt SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R32 (2012, 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | R32 (2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
(2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 19202, 2448 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 33757 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 15 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In Georgia
editIn 2011, he took the silver medal at the European Judo Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.[4]
He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was defeated in the second round.[3][5]
In Turkey
editIn 2015, he switched allegiance to Turkey, and adopted the Turkish given name and surname.[1]
Özlü represented Turkey at the 2015 Grand Prix in Düsseldorf, Germany, and took the bronze medal.[6] He captured the gold medal at the 2015 European Judo Open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.[2][7] He also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8] In 2017, he won gold at the European Open in Minsk.[1]
Competitive record
edit| Judo Record[9] | |
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| Total | 218 |
| Wins | 144 |
| by Ippon | 90 |
| Losses | 74 |
| by Ippon | 30 |
(as of 19 July 2018)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Bekir Ozlu – Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Büyükşehirli Bekir Özlü, Romanya'dan Altınla Döndü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 1 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Betkili Shukvani". Sports References/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "European Championships Seniors Individual Istanbul, Turkey – Results". European Judo Union. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Betkili Shukvani". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Bekir Özlü'den Bronz Madalya" (in Turkish). İstanbul Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "European Judo Open Cluj Napoca, Romania – Results". European Judo Union. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 - Men -60 kg". www.rio2016.com. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Varlam Liparteliani: Statistics".
External links
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Media related to Bekir Özlü at Wikimedia Commons
- Bekir Özlü at the International Judo Federation
- Bekir Özlü at the International Judo Federation
- Bekir Özlü at JudoInside.com
- Bekir Özlü at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Bekir Özlü at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Bekir Özlü at The-Sports.org
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