Hüseyin Özkan

Turkish judoka

Hüseyin Özkan
Personal information
Birth nameHuseyn Bisultanov
NationalityTurkish
Born (1972-01-20) 20 January 1972 (age 52)
Argun, Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, RSFSR, USSR
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryTurkey
SportJudo
Weight class–60 kg, –66 kg
Clubİstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2000)
World Champ.Silver (1999)
European Champ.Gold (1997)
Profile at external databases
IJF2170
JudoInside.com653
Updated on 31 May 2023.

Hüseyin Özkan, née Huseyn Delimbekovich Bisultanov (born 20 January 1972), is a Turkish judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia, he won the gold medal in the men's Half Lightweight (‍–‍66 kg) category.[1] He became so the first sportsman to win an Olympics gold medal for Turkey in judo. He is member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.[2]

He was born in Chechnya, in the North Caucasus of the former USSR, and grew up with his 9 siblings. He began judo in his hometown and continued in Turkey, where he moved at the age of 20.

Achievements

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hüseyin Özkan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Olimpiyatlar ve İstanbul BB" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.

External links

  • Hüseyin Özkan at the International Judo FederationEdit on Wikidata
  • Hüseyin Özkan at JudoInside.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Hüseyin Özkan at AllJudo.net (in French)Edit on Wikidata
  • Hüseyin Özkan at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Hüseyin Özkan at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Hüseyin Özkan at The-Sports.org Edit this at Wikidata
  • Hüseyin Özkan at databaseOlympics.com (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  • Newspaper Milliyet (in Turkish)
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Turkey Olympic medalists for Turkey
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European Judo Championships — Men's Half Lightweight
1977–97: −65 kg   •   1998–present: −66 kg
List of European Judo Championships medalists in Men's Half Lightweight


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