Hüseyin Özkan

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 Sydney66 kg
World Championships
1999 Birmingham66 kg
European Championships
1997 Oostende65 kg
1999 Bratislava66 kg
2003 Düsseldorf66 kg
Mediterranean Games
1997 Bari65 kg
Representing  Russia
European Championships
1993 Athens60 kg
Representing  Soviet Union
European Junior Championships
1991 Pieksämäki60 kg
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. He became the first judoka to win an Olympics gold medal for Turkey. He is a member of the İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.

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.