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Akil Gjakova
Personal information
NationalityKosovan
Born (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28)
Peć, FR Yugoslavia
(now Peja, Kosovo)
OccupationJudoka
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Kosovo
SportJudo
Weight class–73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2020)
World Champ.R16 (2018)
European Champ.Gold (2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Kosovo
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lisbon –73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2018 Paris –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Abu Dhabi –73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2018 Zagreb –73 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tunis –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 The Hague –73 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Győr –73 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Podgorica –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tel Aviv –73 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tallinn –66 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona –73 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran –73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF7826
JudoInside.com89913
Updated on 10 November 2022

Akil Gjakova (born 4 January 1996) is a Kosovan judoka. He is a gold medalist at the Mediterranean Games and the European Judo Championships.

Career

He won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[1]

In 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal.[2][3]

He represented Kosovo at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan and the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.

Personal life

His sister Nora Gjakova is also a judoka.

Achievements

Year Tournament Place Weight class
2017 Jeux de la Francophonie 1st −73 kg
2018 Mediterranean Games 1st −73 kg
2021 European Championships 1st −73 kg

References

  1. ^ "Judo Medalists" (PDF). 2018 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ Houston, Michael (17 April 2021). "Olympic champion Trstenjak among winners on day two of European Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Judo: le bronze pour Nils Stump aux Européens de Lisbonne". RTS (in French). 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.


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