Mihael Žgank ( tr, Mikail Özerler; born 1 February 1994) is a Slovenian-born Turkish

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Career

Žgank competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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, in the men's 90 kg, where he lost to

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of Serbia in the round of 32. At the

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in Budapest, Žgank won the silver medal. Later, Žgank switched nationality from Slovenia to Turkey due to financial reasons. He participated at the

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in Baku under his new Turkish name Mikail Özerler. He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the

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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.

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* * * * 1994 births Living people Turkish male judoka Slovenian male judoka Olympic judoka for 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 for Turkey Turkish people of Slovenian descent Sportspeople from Celje Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in judo Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Turkey Judoka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games {{Turkey-judo-bio-stub