Bekir Özlü
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| Birth name | Betkil Shukvani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
August 30, 1988 Mestia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 60 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kocaeli BB Kağıt SK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
References
- 1 2 "Bekir Ozlu – Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- 1 2 "Büyükşehirli Bekir Özlü, Romanya'dan Altınla Döndü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- 1 2 "Betkili Shukvani". Sports References/Olympic Sports. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ↑ "European Championships Seniors Individual Istanbul, Turkey – Results". European Judo Union. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
- ↑ "Betkili Shukvani". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ↑ "Bekir Özlü'den Bronz Madalya" (in Turkish). İstanbul Gençlik Hizmetleri ve Spor İl Müdürlüğü. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ↑ "European Judo Open Cluj Napoca, Romania – Results". European Judo Union. Retrieved 2016-06-28.