Mihael Žgank
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| Nationality | Slovenian Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1994 Celje, Slovenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Slovenia (2009–2017)  Turkey (2018– ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –90 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 9361, 48433 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 65690 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 3 November 2021. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
References[]
- ^ "Mikail Zgank Ozerler, Judoka". JudoInside.
- ^ "Men -90 kg". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06.
- ^ http://www.delo.si/sport/drugi-sporti/zgank-do-kolajne-v-budimpesti.html
- ^ "Finally green light for World Championships Runner up Miha Zgank to switch to Turkey". JudoInside.
- ^ "Mikail Ozerler". IJF.
External links[]
- Mihael Žgank at the International Judo Federation
- Mihael Žgank at the International Judo Federation
- Mihael Žgank at JudoInside.com
- Mihael Žgank at Olympics.com
- Mihael Žgank at Olympedia
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Turkish male judoka
- Slovenian male judoka
- Olympic judoka of Slovenia
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- European Games competitors for Slovenia
- Judoka at the 2015 European Games
- Judoka at the 2019 European Games
- European Games medalists in judo
- European Games gold medalists for Turkey
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka of Turkey
- Turkish people of Slovenian descent
- Sportspeople from Celje
- European judo biography stubs
- Slovenian sportspeople stubs
- Turkish martial arts biography stubs