Izmir Smajlaj
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| Born |
29 March 1993 Shkodër, Albania | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long jump | |||||||||||||
| Club | Tirona | |||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gjergj Ruli | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Izmir Smajlaj (born 29 March 1993, Shkodër) is an Albanian professional olympic athlete specialised in the long jump.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, the first gold medal for his country at a major athletics competition, setting a new national record of 8.08 metres.
His personal bests in the events are: 1) 8.03 metres outdoors (+0.6 m/s, Elbasan, Albania 2017/2018): First place in long jump competition, gold medal at the "Albanian Athletics Outdoor Championships", 2) 8.03 metres indoors (Istanbul, Turkey 2017/2018): First place in long jump competition, gold medal at the "Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships" and 3) 8.08 metres indoors (Belgrade, Serbia 2017) : First place in long jump competition, gold medal at the " European Athletics Indoor Championships". 4) 7.93 metres indoors ( Istanbul, Turkey 2018 ) : First place in long jump competition, gold medal at the “ Balkan Indoor Championships”. 5) 7.89 metres outdoors ( Elbasan, Albania 2018 ) : First place in long jump competition, gold medal and best olympic athlete of the match at the “ Albanian Outdoor Championships “ 6) 7.89 metres outdoors ( Liechtenstein, 2018 ) : First place in long jump competition, gold medal and title of “best athlete male of the competition” at “ Small States of Europe “.
In addition, he has a personal best of 16.30 metres in the triple jump. All the first three marks are current national records.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | – | Long jump | NM |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 24th (q) | Long jump | 7.55 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 22nd (q) | Long jump | 7.56 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9th | Long jump | 7.75 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 21st (q) | Long jump | 7.72 m | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Long jump | 8.08 m |
| 2018 | Balkan Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Long jump | 7.80 m |
| Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 4th | Long jump | 7.85 m | |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 10th | Long jump | 7.83 m | |
References
- ↑ Izmir Smajlaj at IAAF
