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

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-born

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Career

Žgank competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

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

Aleksandar Kukolj Aleksandar Kukolj (; born 9 September 1991) is a Serbian judoka. He won the Grand Slam of Abu Dhabi in 2016. In 2016 he took the victory at the Grand Slam in Tokyo. Kukolj started with bronze in 2016 in Havana and silver at the Grand Prix in ...

of Serbia in the round of 32. At the 2017 World Judo Championships in Budapest, Žgank won the silver medal. Later, Žgank switched nationality from Slovenia to Turkey due to financial reasons. He participated at the

2018 World Judo Championships The 2018 World Judo Championships was held between 20 and 27 September 2018 at National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan. Schedule ''All times are local (Time in Azerbaijan, UTC+4).'' Medal summary Medal Table Men's events Women's e ...

in Baku under his new Turkish name Mikail Özerler. 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.

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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