Franko Burraj

Franko Burraj

Personal information
Born	(1998-08-19) 19 August 1998
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m
Club	KS Vllaznia Shkodra
Coached by	Bruno Rrotani

Franko Burraj (born 19 August 1998) is an Albanian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He represented his country at one outdoor and one indoor European Championships. He currently holds the Albanian records in the 400 metres both indoors and out.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Albania
2018	Mediterranean U23 Championships	Jesolo, Italy	–	200 m	DQ
			8th	400 m	47.08
	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	6th	400 m	46.58
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	28th (h)	400 m	47.56
2019	Balkan Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	3rd	400 m	47.64
	European U23 Championships	Gävle, Sweden	5th	400 m	46.79
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	14th (sf)	400 m	47.45
	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Serravalle, San Marino	1st	400 m	46.90
2022	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Marsa, Malta	1st	400 m	46.48
	Mediterranean Games	Oran, Algeria	4th	400 m	46.16
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	52nd (h)	200 m	21.52
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	11th (sf)	400 m	47.78
	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Gibraltar	2nd	200 m	21.52
			1st	200 m	47.73
			–	Medley relay	DNF
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	67th (h)	100 m	10.66

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 21.19 (-0.1 m/s, Crakova Poloni 2022)
• 400 metres – 46.16 (Oran 2022) NR

Indoor

• 400 metres – 46.83 (Istanbul 2020) NR