Albania at the Olympics

Albania at the Olympics
IOC code	ALB
NOC	Albanian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.nocalbania.org.al  (in Albanian)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer appearances
1972 1976–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
2006 2010 2014 2018

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, and along with Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is the only European non-microstate without 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 60 kg weightlifting.^[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.^[4] At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Albania's delegation consisted of two male and two female athletes.^[5] They had seven competitors (two female, five male) in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics.^[6] In Beijing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the nation had eleven athletes (four female and seven male).^[7] For the London 2012 Summer Olympic games, Albania had nine athletes consisting of three women and six men.^[8]

As of 2018 Albania has no Olympic medalists.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1972 Munich 5 0 0 0 0 – 1976–1988 did not participate 1992 Barcelona 7 0 0 0 0 – 1996 Atlanta 7 0 0 0 0 – 2000 Sydney 4 0 0 0 0 – 2004 Athens 7 0 0 0 0 – 2008 Beijing 11 0 0 0 0 – 2012 London 11 0 0 0 0 – 2016 Rio de Janeiro 6 0 0 0 0 – 2020 Tokyo Future event 2024 Paris 2028 Los Angeles Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 2006 Turin 1 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 1 0 0 0 0 – 2014 Sochi 2 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 2 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing Future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Albania's delegation at the 2010 Winter Games

Flagbearers

Summer Olympics Games Athlete Sport 1972 Munich[2] Afërdita Tusha Shooting 1992 Barcelona[3] Kristo Robo Shooting 1996 Atlanta[4] Mirela Maniani Athletics 2000 Sydney[5] Ilirjan Suli Weightlifting 2004 Athens[6] Klodiana Shala Athletics 2008 Beijing[7] Sahit Prizreni Freestyle wrestling 2012 London[8] Romela Begaj Weightlifting 2016 Rio de Janeiro Luiza Gega Athletics

Winter Olympics Games Athlete Sport 2006 Turin[1] Erjon Tola Alpine skiing 2010 Vancouver Erjon Tola Alpine skiing 2014 Sochi Erjon Tola Alpine skiing

See also

• Sports in Albania
• List of participating nations at the Summer Olympic Games
• List of participating nations at the Winter Olympic Games
• Category:Olympic competitors for Albania
• Albania at the Paralympics

References

External links

• "Albania". International Olympic Committee.
• "Albania". Sports-Reference.com.