Albania at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Albania at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | ALB |
NOC | Albanian National Olympic Committee |
Website | nocalbania.org.al (in Albanian) |
in Paris, France July 26, 2024 – August 11, 2024 | |
Competitors | 8 in 4 sports |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Albania is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024, represented by the Albanian National Olympic Committee (KOKSH). It will signify the nation's tenth appearance at the summer Olympics, since the official debut in 1972, except for 1976, 1980 due to the US led boycott, 1984 due to USSR led boycott, 1988, the nation's return for the Olympics in 1992.
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wrestling | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Athletics
[edit]Albanian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1][2][3]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Franko Burraj | Men's 100 m | ||||||||
Luiza Gega | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | — |
Shooting
[edit]Albanian shooters achieved one quota places for Paris 2024 based on the allocations of universality spots.[4]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semi-final | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Manjola Konini | Women's 10 m air pistol | ||||||
Women's 25 m pistol |
Swimming
[edit]Albania sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Grisi Koxhaku | Men's 100 m freestyle | ||||||
Kaltra Meça | Women's 200 m freestyle |
Wrestling
[edit]For the first time since 2008, Albania qualified three wrestlers for the following classes into the Olympic competition. Zelimkhan Abakarov qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia; meanwhile Islam Dudaev and Chermen Valiev qualified for the games through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.[5][6]
Key:
- VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
- VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
- PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
- PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
- ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
- Freestyle
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Zelimkhan Abakarov | Men's −57 kg | ||||||
Islam Dudaev | Men's −65 kg | ||||||
Chermen Valiev | Men's −74 kg |
References
[edit]- ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Luiza Gega, the first Albanian athlete to qualify for the 'Paris 2024' Olympic Games!". Vox News Albania. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Freestyle Wrestling: 2024 Paris Olympic Games Qualified Nations". United World Wrestling. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "1st Phase - 2023 Senior World Championships - Belgrade (SRB)" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 11 October 2023.