Bekir Özlü

Bekir Özlü (born Betkili Shukvani, Georgian: ბეთქილ შუკვანი, on August 30, 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.

Bekir Özlü
Personal information
Birth nameBetkil Shukvani
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-08-30) August 30, 1988
Mestia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportJudo
Event(s)60 kg
ClubKocaeli BB Kağıt SK
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
European Championships
2011 Istanbul 60 kg
Representing  Turkey
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona -60 kg
European Open
2015 Cluj-Napoca 60 kg
Grand Prix
2015 Düsseldorf 60 kg

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. "Bekir Ozlu – Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  2. "Büyükşehirli Bekir Özlü, Romanya'dan Altınla Döndü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  3. "Betkili Shukvani". Sports References/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  4. "European Championships Seniors Individual Istanbul, Turkey – Results". European Judo Union. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  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. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  7. "European Judo Open Cluj Napoca, Romania – Results". European Judo Union. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  8. "Rio 2016 - Men -60 kg". www.rio2016.com. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  9. "Varlam Liparteliani: Statistics".


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