Albania at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Albania at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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| At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 in 6 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Sahit Prizreni | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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| Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||||
| Summer Games | ||||||||||||
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| Winter Games | ||||||||||||
| 2006 • 2010 | ||||||||||||
Albania sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China which was organised by the National Olympic Committee of Albania.
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Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Dorian Çollaku | Hammer throw | 70.98 | 28 | Did not advance | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Klodiana Shala | 400 m | 54.84 | 46 | Did not advance | |||
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Judo
Main articles: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Repechage Round 1 |
Repechage Round 2 |
Repechage Final |
Bronze Medal Contest |
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| Opposition Result |
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| Edmond Topalli | −81 kg | Bye |  Neto (POR)L 1001/00001 |
Did not advance | |||||||
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Shooting
Main articles: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
- Women
| Athlete | Events | Qualification | Final | Rank | ||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Lindita Kodra | 10 m air pistol | 370 | 40 | Did not advance | 40 | |
| 25 m pistol | 570 | 35 | Did not advance | 35 | ||
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Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Athletes | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sidni Hoxha | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.56 | 63 | Did not advance | |||
| Rovena Marku | Women's 50 m freestyle | 28.15 | =58 | Did not advance | |||
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Weightlifting
Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
| Athletes | Events | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Romela Begaj | Women's -58 kg | 98 | =3 | 118 | 7 | 216 | 6 |
| Gert Trasha | Men's -69 kg | – | Did not finish | ||||
| Erkand Qerimaj | Men's -77 kg | 154 | 12 | 187 | 13 | 341 | 13 |
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Wrestling
Main articles: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | 1/8 Final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Repechage Round 1 |
Repechage Round 2 |
Bronze Medal Bout |
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| Opposition Result |
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| Elis Guri | Greco-Roman −96 kg | Bye |  Gaber Ibrahim (EGY)W 4-2, 2-1, 1-1 |
 Englich (GER)L 1-1, 6-0, 1-1 |
Did not advance |  Han (KOR)L 1-1, 1-1, 3-1 |
Did not advance | |||
| Sahit Prizreni | Freestyle −60 kg | Bye |  Bazarguruev (KGZ)L 1-0, 2-0 |
Did not advance | ||||||
