Bekir Özlü

Bekir Özlü
Personal information
Birth nameBetkil Shukvani
NationalityTurkish
Born (1988-08-30) 30 August 1988
Mestia, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country Georgia (2009–13)
 Turkey (2015–present)
SportJudo
Weight class–60 kg
ClubKocaeli BB Kağıt SK
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR32 (2012, 2016)
World Champ.R32 (2015)
European Champ. (2011)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Georgia
European Championships
2011 Istanbul–60 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2012 Rio de Janeiro–60 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2012 Düsseldorf–60 kg
European Junior Championships
2006 Tallinn–60 kg
European Cadet Championships
2004 Rotterdam–55 kg
Representing  Turkey
IJF Grand Prix
2016 Samsun–60 kg
2017 The Hague–60 kg
2016 Havana–60 kg
2017 Antalya–60 kg
2018 Agadir–60 kg
2016 Düsseldorf–60 kg
2017 Zagreb–60 kg
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona–60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF19202, 2448
JudoInside.com33757
Updated on 15 November 2022

Bekir Özlü (born Betkili Shukvani, Georgian: ბეთქილ შუკვანი, on 30 August 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. Bekir Ozlu née Betkil Shukvani was born in Georgia but changed to Turkey in 2015. For Georgia he won European medals U17 and U20 and silver at the Senior European in 2011 in Istanbul. He won the European team title with Georgia in 2007. He won World Cups since 2011 and the Grand Slam of Rio in 2012. Ozlu won gold at the European Open in Minsk in 2017. He captured a bronze medal at the Grand Prix in Zagreb in 2017. Ozlu took gold at the Grand Prix The Hague in 2017.