Kosovo at the Olympics

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Kosovo at the
Olympics
Flag of Kosovo.svg
IOC codeKOS
NOCOlympic Committee of Kosovo
Websitewww.noc-kosovo.org (in Albanian, English, and Serbian)
Medals
Ranked 84th
Gold
3
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
3
Summer appearances
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 2018
  • 2022
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1920–1992W)
 Independent Olympic Participants (1992S)
 Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)
 Serbia (2008-2012)

Kosovo[a] has made its Olympic debut as a member state in 2016.[1] Its team is organized by the Olympic Committee of Kosovo (OCK), created in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 9 December 2014.[1] It won its first medal on its debut appearance in 2016, when judoka Majlinda Kelmendi took gold in the women's -52 kg category. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Nora Gjakova won gold in the Judo women's 57kg match. Additionally, Distria Krasniqi won gold in the Judo women's 48kg match.

History[]

From the 1920 Summer Olympics to the 1992 Winter Olympics, athletes born in Kosovo participated as part of the Yugoslavian team. In the 1960 Summer Olympics, three football players born in Kosovo Milutin Šoškić, Fahrudin Jusufi, Vladimir Durković won gold as part of the Yugoslavian national football team.[2] In the 1984 Summer Olympics, boxer Aziz Salihu became the first individual athlete from Kosovo winning an Olympic medal, a bronze in Super heavyweight. Kosovo Albanian Luan Krasniqi won the bronze medal representing Germany at Heavyweight boxing in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[3][4] Fatmire Alushi born in Istog from Kosovo. winning for the Germany women's national football team the bronze medal at the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Peking. [5]Kosovo Albanian Kosovare Asllani winning twice Silver in Football at the Summer Olympics first at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Representing the Sweden women's national football team. In which she achieved this feet in Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.[6]

After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the Olympic Committee of Kosovo (OCK) was established 1992.[7] However, only Kosovo Serb athletes participated as part of Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia Olympic team. On 17 February 2008, Kosovan Parliament declared independence from Serbia. World junior champion in judo Majlinda Kelmendi qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics and she wanted to compete under the flag of Kosovo, but OCK was not recognized by International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the time. Also, IOC turned down Kelmendi's request to compete as an independent athlete. Kelmendi chose to represent Albania.[8]

In April 2013, the Brussels Agreement was concluded between the Serbian and Kosovan governments. Kosovo was recognised as a provisional member of the IOC on 22 October 2014, before becoming a full member on 9 December 2014.[9] At that time, Kosovo was not a member or observer state of the United Nations, but it has gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by 97 out of 193 UN member states. Kelmendi, who had gone on to become World and European judo champion in 2013 and 2014, carried Kosovo's flag during the Parade of Nations within the opening ceremonies in both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.[10]

Serbia protested Kosovo's admission to the IOC, as it officially claims that Kosovo is an autonomous province of Serbia. However, Serbia, considering the harmful effects of Yugoslavia's expulsion in 1992, decided against boycotting the 2016 Summer Olympics as a consequence.[11]

Kosovo competed for the first time as an recognized olympic nation at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In which Majlinda Kelmendi was the Flag bearer. In total 8 athletes competed in different sport's competitions for Kosovo. Kosovo would win one Gold medal by Majlinda Kelmendi in Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 52 kg. The first Olympic medal for Kosovo in their history. [12]

The Olympic Committee of Kosovo would make their debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Albin Tahiri was the Flag bearer at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[13]

Kosovo is competing now in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. For the second time in their history at the Summer Olympics. The nation's team has five male and six female competitors. Majlinda Kelmendi and Akil Gjakova were the flag bearer's for the 2020 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.

The Olympic team of Kosovo won two golden medal's in the 2020 Summer Olympics. In which both came in Judo.Distria Krasniqi win the first golden medal for Kosovo in Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 48 kg.[14] Nora Gjakova won the second Gold medal for Kosovo in Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 57 kg.The third golden medal in Kosovo's Olympic history.[15]

Medal tables[]

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games[]

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1920–1988 as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG)
Spain 1992 Barcelona as part of  Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)
1996–2004 as part of  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)
2008–2012 as part of  Serbia (SRB)
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 8 1 0 0 1 54
Japan 2020 Tokyo 11 2 0 0 2 42
France 2024 Paris Future Event
United States 2028 Los Angeles
Australia 2032 Brisbane
Total 3 0 0 3 84

Medals by Winter Games[]

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1924–1992 as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG)
1994–2006 as part of  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)
2010–2014 as part of  Serbia (SRB)
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 1 0 0 0 0 –
China 2022 Beijing Future Event
Italy 2026 Milan–Cortina
Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by sport[]

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Judo3003
Totals (1 sports)3003

List of medalists[]

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Majlinda Kelmendi Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Judo pictogram.svg Judo Women's 52 kg
 Gold Distria Krasniqi Japan 2020 Tokyo Judo pictogram.svg Judo Women's 48 kg
 Gold Nora Gjakova Japan 2020 Tokyo Judo pictogram.svg Judo Women's 57 kg

Olympic participants[]

Summer Olympics[]

Sport 2016 2020 Athletes
Athletics 2 1 3
Boxing 1 1
Cycling 1 1
Judo 2 5 7
Shooting 1 1 2
Swimming 2 2 4
Wrestling 1 1

Winter Olympics[]

Sport 2018 Athletes
Alpine Skiing 1 1

Notes[]

  1. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states are said to have recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kosovo granted full IOC recognition; can send own team to Olympics in Rio de Janeiro". The Republic. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Olympic Football Tournament Rome 1960 - Matches - FIFA.com". 2019-01-10.
  3. ^ "Unrecognized states at the Olympics". 4 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Round 13 - Interview: Luan Krasniqi, Cisse Salif and Raphael Zumbano".
  5. ^ https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensolympic/beijing2008/match-center
  6. ^ aswell.https://reporteri.net/sport/kosovare-asllani-fiton-medaljen-e-argjendte-olimpike/
  7. ^ "IOC grants provisional recognition to Kosovo Olympic Committee". olympic.org. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  8. ^ "London 2012: Judoka's Kosovo Olympic bid turned down". 25 May 2012 – via www.bbc.com.
  9. ^ "127th IOC Session comes to close in Monaco". olympic.org. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Majlinda Kelmendi carries the flag of Kosovo at Rio 2016". 100Judo.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  11. ^ Grohmann, Karolos. "Kosovo earns Olympic recognition, Serbia furious".
  12. ^ https://time.com/4444716/rio-olympics-majlinda-kelmendi-kosovo/
  13. ^ https://qz.com/1189058/winter-olympics-debuts-ecuador-eritrea-kosovo-malaysia-nigeria-singapore/
  14. ^ https://www.judoinside.com/news/4673/Distria_Krasniqi_writes_another_fairytale_for_Kosovo
  15. ^ https://kallxo.com/lajm/osmani-ne-kete-dite-zie-per-popullin-tone-nora-gjakova-i-solli-drite-kosoves/

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