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Kosovo at the Mediterranean Games

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Kosovo at the
Mediterranean Games
IOC codeKOS
NOCOlympic Committee of Kosovo
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
6
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
10
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1951–1991)
 Serbia and Montenegro (1997–2005)
 Serbia (2009–)

Kosovo first appeared at the quadrennial Mediterranean Games event in 2018. Kosovo had declared independence from Serbia in 2008. The Olympic committee of Kosovo has been recognized by the International Olympic Committee six years later in December 2014.

Since their first appearance at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Kosovo athletes won ten medals, in which of them, nine in judo and one bronze medal in Boxing.[1]

As of 2022, Kosovan athletes have won a total of 10 medals. The country's ranking in the history of the Games is the 21st place respectively.[2][3]

Kosovo's capital, Pristina, was confirmed as the host city for the 2030 Mediterranean Games by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games on 8 September 2023.[4][5]

Overview

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By event

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  Host country

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1951–1991 Competed as part of Yugoslavia
1991–2005 Competed as part of Serbia and Montenegro
Italy 2009 Pescara Did not participate
Turkey 2013 Mersin
Spain 2018 Tarragona 40 3 1 0 4 14
Algeria 2022 Oran 38 3 0 3 6 16
Italy 2026 Taranto Future Event
Kosovo 2030 Prishtina Future Event
Total 6 1 3 10 21

By sport

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Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Judo 6 1 2 9
Boxing 0 0 1 1
Total 6 1 3 10

Athletes with most medals

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The Kosovan athletes who won the most medals in the history of the Mediterranean Games is Judoka Distria Krasniqi, who won two Gold medals for Kosovo.[6] The other Judokas in this list are Loriana Kuka and Akil Gjakova.[7]

Athlete Sport Games Total
Distria Krasniqi  Judo 2022, 2018 2 0 0 2
Loriana Kuka  Judo 2022, 2018 1 1 0 2
Akil Gjakova  Judo 2022, 2018 1 0 1 2

Notes: athletes in bold are still active.

List of medalists

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2018 Mediterranean Games

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Distria Krasniqi Judo Women's 52 kg June 27
 Gold Nora Gjakova Judo Women's 57 kg June 27
 Gold Akil Gjakova Judo Men's 73 kg June 28
 Silver Loriana Kuka Judo Women's 78 kg June 29

2022 Mediterranean Games

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Distria Krasniqi Judo Women's 52 kg 29 June
 Gold Laura Fazliu Judo Women's 63 kg 30 June
 Gold Loriana Kuka Judo Women's 78 kg 1 July
 Bronze Flaka Loxha Judo Women's 57 kg 29 June
 Bronze Akil Gjakova Judo Men's 73 kg 30 June
 Bronze Shpejtim Bajoku Boxing Men's 63 kg 30 June

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Shpejtim Bajoku fiton medaljen e bronztë në Lojërat Mesdhetare - Telegrafi".
  2. ^ "Medal Table 1951 - 2018".
  3. ^ "Oran 2022 Results". Archived from the original on 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  4. ^ "The Olympic Committees of Portugal and Kosovo have expressed interest in hosting the 2027 and 2030 Mediterranean Games". 3 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Portimão – Lagoa and Prishtina will host the next editions of the Mediterranean Games". 8 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Distria Krasniqi fiton medaljen e artë në Lojërat Mesdhetare "Oran 2022"". 29 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Kosova me gjashtë medalje përfundon garat në Lojërat Mesdhetare". 6 July 2022.

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  1. ^ "Philip Barker: Why Kosovo's presence at the Mediterranean Games is just the latest example of "Olympic Geography"". 6 July 2018.
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