Mihael Žgank

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

Mihael Žgank
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Turkish
Born (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994
Celje, Slovenia
OccupationJudoka
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country Slovenia (2009–2017)
 Turkey (2018– )
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍90 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Silver (2017)
European Champ.Gold (2019)
Olympic Games5th (2020)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Turkey
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍90 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Brasilia ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tel Aviv ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍90 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Zagreb ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Perth ‍–‍90 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran ‍–‍90 kg
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya ‍–‍90 kg
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2016 Budapest ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tashkent ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Almaty ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍90 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Wrocław ‍–‍90 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lommel ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Poreč ‍–‍90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF9361, 48433
JudoInside.com65690
Updated on 25 September 2023.

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]

References
  1. "Mikail Zgank Ozerler, Judoka". JudoInside.
  2. "Men -90 kg". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
  3. "Mihael Žgank srebrn v Budimpešti". September 2017.
  4. "Finally green light for World Championships Runner up Miha Zgank to switch to Turkey". JudoInside.
  5. "Mikail Ozerler". IJF.
  6. Lloyd, Owen (19 February 2022). "Dicko cements France's place at top of Tel Aviv Grand Slam medals table". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 February 2022.

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