Mihael Žgank

Mihael Žgank
Personal information
Native nameMikail Özerler
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
Olympic Games5th (2020)
World Champ.Silver (2017)
European Champ.Gold (2019)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Turkey
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk ‍–‍90 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍90 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris ‍–‍90 kg
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
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Antalya ‍–‍90 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍90 kg
Gold medal – first place 2024 Odivelas ‍–‍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 31 March 2024

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

Career

Žgank competed for Slovenia 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][3]

At the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest, Žgank won the silver medal.[4]

Later, Žgank switched nationality from Slovenia to Turkey due to financial reasons.[5] He participated at the 2018 World Judo Championships in Baku under his new Turkish name Mikail Özerler.[6] He competed for Turkey at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]

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.[8] Žgank competed for Turkey at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Mikail Zgank Ozerler, Judoka". JudoInside.
  2. ^ "ZGANK Mihael - Olympic Judo | Slovenia". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Men -90 kg". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Mihael Žgank srebrn v Budimpešti" [Mihael Žgank silver in Budapest]. delo.si (in Slovenian). 1 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Finally green light for World Championships Runner up Miha Zgank to switch to Turkey". JudoInside.
  6. ^ "Mikail Ozerler". IJF.
  7. ^ "ZGANK Mihael". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "ZGANK Mihael". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.

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