Hüseyin Özkan

Hüseyin Özkan, née Huseyn Delimbekovich Bisultanov (born January 20, 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 (60–66 kg) category. 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.[1]

Hüseyin Özkan
Personal information
Birth nameHuseyn Bisultanov
NationalityTurkish
Born (1972-01-20) 20 January 1972
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
World Champ.Silver (1999)
European Champ.Gold (1997)
Olympic GamesGold (2000)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney –66 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Birmingham –66 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Oostende –65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Bratislava –66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Düsseldorf –66 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Pieksämäki –60 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari –65 kg
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Athens –60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2170
JudoInside.com653
Updated on 25 October 2022.

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. "Olimpiyatlar ve İstanbul BB" (in Turkish). İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. 2012-02-20. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-04-08.


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