Nora Gjakova

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Nora Gjakova
NK
Personal information
NationalityKosovar
Born (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 29)
Gjakova, Kosovo, present Kosovo
OccupationJudoka
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Kosovo
SportJudo
Weight class–57 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2021)
European Champ.Gold (2018)
Olympic GamesGold (2020)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Kosovo
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo –57 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Budapest –57 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk −57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku –57 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tel Aviv −57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan −57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Warsaw −57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Lisbon −57 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2018 Guangzhou –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Doha –57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2018 Abu Dhabi –57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tbilisi –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Paris –57 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2017 Antalya –57 kg
Gold medal – first place –57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tunis –57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Antalya –57 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tbilisi –57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tbilisi –57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tashkent –57 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Abu Dhabi –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rijeka –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Havana –57 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tel Aviv –57 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona −57 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Wrocław –57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF422
JudoInside.com52299
Updated on 9 November 2021.

Nora Gjakova NK (Albanian pronunciation: [noˈɾa ɟaˈkova]; born 17 August 1992) is a Kosovar judoka.[1] She received a gold medal after winning the women's 57-kg judo competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][3] In August 2021, she was awarded the Honor of the Nation Decoration of Albania by the President of Albania.[4]

Life and career[]

She won 2 Continental Opens in 2015, in Tunis and Lisbon. Coached by Driton Kuka, Gjakova meanwhile won 11 World Cup medals.

On 21 April 2016, she earned a bronze medal at the 2016 European Judo Championships in Kazan, Russia.[5]

In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[6][7] A few months later, she won the gold medal in women's 57 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[8][9]

Her brother Akil Gjakova is also a judoka.

References[]

  1. ^ "Nora Gjakova". judoinside. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Judo GJAKOVA Nora - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 6 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Presidenti Meta vlerëson me Dekoratën 'Nderi i Kombit' xhudistet kosovare D'Istria Krasniqi dhe Nora Gjakova si dhe trajnerin e tyre, Driton Kuka: Shembuj frymëzimi për sportistet e reja, që lartësuan krenarinë kombëtare!" (in Albanian). President of Albania. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "IJF live results".
  6. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2021). "Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Judoka Nora Gjakova wins gold in women's 57 kilogram on mourning day for Kosovo". ESPN. Pristina. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Judo GJAKOVA Nora - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 29 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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