Mikail Özerler

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

Mihael Žgank
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Turkish
Born (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994
Sport
Country Slovenia (2009–2017)
 Turkey (2018– )
SportJudo

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]

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