| 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]
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]