Izmir Smajlaj
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| Born | 29 March 1993 Shkodër, Albania | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Tirona | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gjergj Ruli | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Izmir Smajlaj (born 29 March 1993) is an Albanian professional Olympic athlete who specialises in the long jump.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, the first gold medal for his country at a major athletics competition, setting a new national record of 8.08 metres in 2017.
His personal bests in the long jump are:
- 8.11 metres outdoors (-0.7 m/s wind, 2019), in Shkodër. ( new national record )
- 8.03 metres indoors (2017/2018) First place in long jump competition, gold medal at the Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships, Istanbul, Turkey
- 8.08 metres indoors (2017) – First place in long jump competition, gold medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships, Belgrade, Serbia[1]
- 7.93 metres indoors (2018) – First place in long jump competition, gold medal at the Balkan Indoor Championships, Istanbul, Turkey
- 7.89 metres outdoors (2018) – First place in long jump competition, gold medal and best olympic athlete of the match[clarification needed] at the Albanian Athletics Outdoor Championships, Elbasan, Albania
- 7.89 metres outdoors (2018) – First place in long jump competition, gold medal and title of "Best athlete male of the competition" at Small States of Europe,[clarification needed] Liechtenstein
In addition, in the triple jump, he has a personal best of 16.30 metres outdoors (-0.2 m/s wind; 2016; Elbasan, Albania) and 15.15 metres indoors (2014; Tirana, Albania).[1] All the first three marks[which?] are current national records.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Albania
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| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | – | Long jump | NM |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 24th (q) | Long jump | 7.55 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 22nd (q) | Long jump | 7.56 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9th | Long jump | 7.75 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 21st (q) | Long jump | 7.72 m | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | Long jump | 8.08 m |
| 2018 | Balkan Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | Long jump | 7.80 m |
| Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 4th | Long jump | 7.85 m | |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 10th | Long jump | 7.83 m | |
| European Championship for small countries | Liechtenstein | 1st[2] | Long jump | 7.9 m | |
References
- ^ a b c Izmir Smajlaj at World Athletics
- ^ "Smajlaj, gold medal in Lichtenstein". top-channel.tv. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
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