Mihael Žgank Explained

Mihael Žgank
Native Name:Mikail Özerler
Nationality:Slovenian
Turkish
Birth Date:1 February 1994
Birth Place:Celje, Slovenia
Height:1.81m
Country:
Weight Class:90 kg
Worlds Rank:2
Worlds Year:2017
Worlds Weight:Men's 90 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:2019
Regionals Weight:Men's 90 kg
Olympics Rank:5
Olympics Year:2020
Olympics Weight:Men's 90 kg
Updated:31 March 2024

Mihael Žgank (Turkish: Mikail Özerler; born 1 February 1994) is a Slovenian-born Turkish judoka.[1]

Career

Žgank competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's 90 kg, where he lost to Aleksandar Kukolj of Serbia in the round of 32.[2]

At the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest, Žgank won the silver medal.[3]

Later, Žgank switched nationality from Slovenia to Turkey due to financial reasons.[4] He participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships in Baku under his new Turkish name Mikail Özerler.[5]

He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France. He also won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mikail Zgank Ozerler, Judoka . JudoInside.
  2. Web site: Men -90 kg . Rio2016.com . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806050725/https://www.rio2016.com/en/judo-standings-ju-men-90-kg . 2016-08-06.
  3. Web site: Mihael Žgank srebrn v Budimpešti . Mihael Žgank silver in Budapest . delo.si . sl . 1 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Finally green light for World Championships Runner up Miha Zgank to switch to Turkey . JudoInside.
  5. Web site: Mikail Ozerler . IJF.
  6. News: Lloyd . Owen . 19 February 2022 . Dicko cements France's place at top of Tel Aviv Grand Slam medals table . . 20 February 2022.