Name Betkil Shukvani Height 1.62 m | Role Olympic athlete Weight 60 kg | |
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Bekir Özlü (born Betkili Shukvani, Georgian: ბეთქილ შუკვანი, on August 30, 1988 in Mestia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia) is an Olympian Georgian-born Turkish judoka competing in the 60 kg division. The 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) tall sportsman is a member of Kocaeli BB Kağıt SK.
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In Georgia
In 2011, he took the silver medal at the European Judo Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.
He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was defeated in the second round.
In Turkey
In 2015, he switched allegiance to Turkey, and adopted the Turkish given name and surname.
Özlü represented Turkey at the 2015 Grand Prix in Düsseldorf, Germany, and took the bronze medal. He captured the gold medal at the 2015 European Judo Open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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