Bekir Özlü

Bekir Özlü
Personal information
Birth name Betkil Shukvani
Nationality Turkish
Born (1988-08-30) August 30, 1988
Mestia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Judo
Event(s) 60 kg
Club Kocaeli BB Kağıt SK
Medal record
Judo
Representing  Georgia
European Championships
2007 minsk TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 60 kg
2011 Istanbul 60 kg
GRAND SLAM
IJF GRAND SLAM RIO DE JANEIRO 60 kg
WORLD CUP
WORLD CUP BUCHAREST 60 kg
WORLD CUP tbilisi 60 kg
WORLD CUP OBERWART 60 kg
WORLD CUP WORLD CUP BUENOS AIRES 60 kg
AFRICAN OPEN PORT LOUIS 2015 60 kg
2010 WORLD CUP TBILISI 60 kg
2008 WORLD CUP BAKU 60 kg
2007 WORLD CUP BAKU 60 kg
2009 WORLD CUP tbilisi 60 kg
2011 WORLD CUP budapest 60 kg
Representing  Turkey
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona -60 kg
European Open
2015 Cluj-Napoca 60 kg
European Open in Minsk in 2017 60 kg
European Open in Minsk in 2015 60 kg
Grand Prix
the Grand Prix The Hague in 201760 kg
GRAND PRIX SAMSUN60 kg
2017 ANTALYA60 kg
2016 havana60 kg
2018 agadir60 kg
2015 Düsseldorf 60 kg
2017 ZAGREB 60 kg
2012 Düsseldorf 60 kg
ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY GAMES
4TH ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY GAMES BAKU60 kg

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] 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. 1 2 3 "Bekir Ozlu – Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  2. 1 2 "Büyükşehirli Bekir Özlü, Romanya'dan Altınla Döndü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  3. 1 2 "Betkili Shukvani". Sports References/Olympic Sports. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  4. ↑ "European Championships Seniors Individual Istanbul, Turkey – Results". European Judo Union. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  5. ↑ "Betkili Shukvani". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. 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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