Nora Gjakova
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[]
- ^ "Nora Gjakova". judoinside. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Judo GJAKOVA Nora - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "IJF live results".
- ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "Judoka Nora Gjakova wins gold in women's 57 kilogram on mourning day for Kosovo". ESPN. Pristina. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Judo GJAKOVA Nora - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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External links[]
- Nora Gjakova at the International Judo Federation
- Nora Gjakova at JudoInside.com
- Nora Gjakova at Olympics.com
- Nora Gjakova at Olympedia
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- European Games medalists in judo
- European Games bronze medalists for Kosovo
- European Games silver medalists for Kosovo
- Judoka at the 2015 European Games
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Judoka at the 2019 European Games
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Kosovan female judoka
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Kosovo
- Mediterranean Games medalists in judo
- Olympic judoka of Kosovo
- Olympic gold medalists for Kosovo
- Olympic medalists in judo
- Sportspeople from Gjakova
- Kosovan sportspeople stubs
- Judo biography stubs