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Bekir Özlü
Personal information
Birth nameBetkil Shukvani
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-08-30) 30 August 1988 (age 36)
Mestia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Georgia (2009–13)
 Turkey (2015–present)
SportJudo
Weight class–60 kg
ClubKocaeli BB Kağıt SK
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2012, 2016)
World Champ.R32 (2015)
European Champ.Silver (2011)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Istanbul –60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2012 Rio de Janeiro –60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Düsseldorf –60 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Tallinn –60 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Rotterdam –55 kg
Representing  Turkey
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2016 Samsun –60 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 The Hague –60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Havana –60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Antalya –60 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Agadir –60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Düsseldorf –60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Zagreb –60 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tarragona –60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF19202, 2448
JudoInside.com33757
Updated on 15 November 2022

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.

In Georgia

In 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

In 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

Judo Record[9]
Total 218
Wins 144
by Ippon 90
Losses 74
by Ippon 30

(as of 19 July 2018)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bekir Ozlu – Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Büyükşehirli Bekir Özlü, Romanya'dan Altınla Döndü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 1 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Betkili Shukvani". Sports References/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ^ "European Championships Seniors Individual Istanbul, Turkey – Results". European Judo Union. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Bekir Özlü'den Bronz Madalya" (in Turkish). İstanbul Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  7. ^ "European Judo Open Cluj Napoca, Romania – Results". European Judo Union. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Rio 2016 - Men -60 kg". www.rio2016.com. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Varlam Liparteliani: Statistics".

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