Albania at the Olympics

Albania at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  ALB
NOC National Olympic Committee of Albania
Olympic history
Summer Games
Winter Games

Albania first participated at the Summer Olympic Games in 1972. They missed the next four games, two of them due to the 1980 and 1984 boycotts, but returned for the 1992 games in Barcelona. They have appeared in all games since then. They made their Winter Olympic Games debut in 2006.[1] Albania normally competes in events that include swimming, athletics, weightlifting, shooting and wrestling. The country has not yet won an Olympic medal. They have been represented by the National Olympic Committee of Albania since 1972.

History

Albania first competed in the Summer Olympics in 1972 in Munich with five participants over two events; Fatos Pilkati and Afërdita Tusha in the mixed 50 metre free pistol, Ismail Rama and Beqir Kosova in the mixed 50 metre rifle, prone, and Ymer Pampuri in the men's 60kg weightlifting. The country achieved no medals.[2] In the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics: Alma Qeramixhi competed in the heptathlon; Kristo Robo in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol; Enkelejda Shehu in the 25 metre pistol; Frank Leskaj in the 50 metre freestyle, 100 metre freestyle, and 100 metre breaststroke; Sokol Bishanaku and Fatmir Bushi in the under 67.5kg weightlifting; and Dede Dekaj in the under 110kg weightlifting.[3] For the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Albania had seven athletes—4 female and 3 male—but did not achieve any medals.[4] At the 2002 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Albania's delegation consisted of two male and two female athletes, and they did not receive any medals.[5] They had seven competitors (two female, five male) in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics but won no medals.[6] In Beijing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the nation had eleven athletes (four female and seven male), and won no medals.[7] For the London 2012 Summer Olympic games, Albania had nine athletes consisting of three women and six men, and did not achieve any medals.[8]

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
West Germany 1972 Munich 5 0 0 0 0 –
1976–1988 did not participate
Spain 1992 Barcelona 7 0 0 0 0 –
United States 1996 Atlanta 7 0 0 0 0 –
Australia 2000 Sydney 4 0 0 0 0 –
Greece 2004 Athens 7 0 0 0 0 –
China 2008 Beijing 11 0 0 0 0 –
United Kingdom 2012 London 11 0 0 0 0 –
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Japan 2020 Tokyo
Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Italy 2006 Turin 1 0 0 0 0 –
Canada 2010 Vancouver 1 0 0 0 0 –
Russia 2014 Sochi 2 0 0 0 0 –
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang
Total 0 0 0 0 –

Flagbearers

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Albania at the 2006 Winter Olympics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Albania at the 1972 Summer Olympics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Albania at the 1992 Summer Olympics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Albania at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Albania at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Albania at the 2004 Summer Olympics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Albania at the 2008 Summer Olympics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Albania at the 2012 Summer Olympics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

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