Hüseyin Özkan

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. 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.

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
Olympic Games (2000)
World Champ. (1999)
European Champ. (1997)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney 66 kg
World Championships
1999 Birmingham 66 kg
European Championships
1997 Oostende 65 kg
1999 Bratislava 66 kg
2003 Düsseldorf 66 kg
Mediterranean Games
1997 Bari 65 kg
Representing  Russia
European Championships
1993 Athens 60 kg
Representing  Soviet Union
European Junior Championships
1991 Pieksämäki 60 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2170
JudoInside.com653
Updated on 31 May 2023.

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.

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