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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 has represented Turkey since 2015. For Georgia he won European medals in U17 and U20 and silver at the Senior European Championship 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.

NationalityTurkish
BornBetkil Shukvani
(1988-08-30) 30 August 1988 (age 38)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
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Bekir Özlü
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
BornBetkil Shukvani
(1988-08-30) 30 August 1988 (age 38)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Georgia (2009–13)
 Turkey (2015–present)
SportJudo
–60 kg
ClubKocaeli BB Kağıt SK
Achievements and titles
R32 (2012, 2016)
R32 (2015)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (2011)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Istanbul–60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place2012 Rio de Janeiro–60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2012 Düsseldorf–60 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2006 Tallinn–60 kg
European Cadet Championships
Silver medal – second place2004 Rotterdam–55 kg
Representing  Turkey
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2016 Samsun–60 kg
Gold medal – first place2017 The Hague–60 kg
Silver medal – second place2016 Havana–60 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Antalya–60 kg
Silver medal – second place2018 Agadir–60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Düsseldorf–60 kg
Bronze medal – third place2017 Zagreb–60 kg
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tarragona–60 kg
Profile at external databases
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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

More information Judo Record, Total ...
Judo Record[9]
Total 218
Wins 144
by Ippon 90
Losses 74
by Ippon 30
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(as of 19 July 2018)

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