Kosovo at the Mediterranean Games

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Sporting event delegation

Kosovo at the
Mediterranean Games

IOC code| KOS
NOC| Olympic Committee of Kosovo
Medals
Ranked 21st|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)

* 1951
* 1955
* 1959
* 1963
* 1967
* 1971
* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1987
* 1991
* 1993
* 1997
* 2001
* 2005
* 2009
* 2013
* 2018
* 2022

Other related appearances
Yugoslavia (1951–1991)
Serbia and Montenegro (1997–2005)
Serbia (2009–)

Kosovo first appeared at the quadrennial Mediterranean Games event in 2018. Kosovo had declared independence from Serbia in 2008. The Olympic committee of Kosovo has been recognized by the International Olympic Committee six years later in December 2014.

Since their first appearance at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Kosovo athletes won ten medals, in which of them, nine in judo and one bronze medal in Boxing.[1]

As of 2022, Kosovan athletes have won a total of 10 medals. The country's ranking in the history of the Games is the 21st place respectively.[2][3]

Kosovo's capital, Pristina, was confirmed as the host city for the 2030 Mediterranean Games by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games on 8 September 2023.[4][5]

## Overview

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### By event

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Host country

Games  | Athletes  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Rank

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1951–1991 | Competed as part of Yugoslavia
1991–2005 | Competed as part of Serbia and Montenegro
2009 Pescara | Did not participate
2013 Mersin
2018 Tarragona | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14
2022 Oran | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16
2026 Taranto | Future Event
2030 Prishtina | Future Event
Total | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21

### By sport

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Sport  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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Judo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9
Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Total | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10

## Athletes with most medals

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The Kosovan athletes who won the most medals in the history of the Mediterranean Games is Judoka Distria Krasniqi, who won two Gold medals for Kosovo.[6] The other Judokas in this list are Loriana Kuka and Akil Gjakova.[7]

Athlete  | Sport  | Games  |  |  |  | Total

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Distria Krasniqi |  Judo | 2022, 2018 | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2
Loriana Kuka |  Judo | 2022, 2018 | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2
Akil Gjakova |  Judo | 2022, 2018 | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2

Notes: athletes in bold are still active.

## List of medalists

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### 2018 Mediterranean Games

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Distria Krasniqi | Judo | Women's 52 kg | June 27
Gold | Nora Gjakova | Judo | Women's 57 kg | June 27
Gold | Akil Gjakova | Judo | Men's 73 kg | June 28
Silver | Loriana Kuka | Judo | Women's 78 kg | June 29

### 2022 Mediterranean Games

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Distria Krasniqi | Judo | Women's 52 kg | 29 June
Gold | Laura Fazliu | Judo | Women's 63 kg | 30 June
Gold | Loriana Kuka | Judo | Women's 78 kg | 1 July
Bronze | Flaka Loxha | Judo | Women's 57 kg | 29 June
Bronze | Akil Gjakova | Judo | Men's 73 kg | 30 June
Bronze | Shpejtim Bajoku | Boxing | Men's 63 kg | 30 June

## Kosovan medalists at the mediterranean Games

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They were plenty of Albanians who did participate for Yugoslavia coming from Kosovo who would win many medals at the Mediterranean Games. In Boxing several athletes of Albanian descent such as Mehmet Bogujevci being the first ever Gold Medalist from Kosovo at the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split, followed by Aziz Salihu who won the Gold medal  At the 1987 Mediterranean Games, Agim Latifi also won Gold, followed by Fatmir Makolli who won silver in the same Edition. As well as Afrim Manjanci and Ilir Mustafa who were successful medal winners for Yugoslavia respectively.[8] But the Kosovans were also successful by representing Albania in which Egzon Shala won bronze in the 96 Kg category in Wrestling for Albania at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Turkey.[9][10]

Sport  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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Boxing | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8
Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Total | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9

## See also

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* Kosovo at the Olympics
* Kosovo at the European Games
* Kosovo at the Jeux de la Francophonie
* Sport in Kosovo

## References

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1. ^ "Shpejtim Bajoku fiton medaljen e bronztë në Lojërat Mesdhetare - Telegrafi". 30 June 2022.
2. ^ "Medal Table 1951 - 2018".
3. ^ "Oran 2022 Results". Archived from the original on 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
4. ^ "The Olympic Committees of Portugal and Kosovo have expressed interest in hosting the 2027 and 2030 Mediterranean Games". 3 April 2023.
5. ^ "Portimão – Lagoa and Prishtina will host the next editions of the Mediterranean Games". 8 September 2023.
6. ^ "Distria Krasniqi fiton medaljen e artë në Lojërat Mesdhetare "Oran 2022"". 29 June 2022.
7. ^ "Kosova me gjashtë medalje përfundon garat në Lojërat Mesdhetare". 6 July 2022.
8. ^ "Xhevdet Peci - babai i boksit për titujt e Prishtinës, ja ku gjendet Aziz Salihu dhe Mehmet Bogujevci! Ja faktet".
9. ^ "Mesdhetaret, Egzon Shala fiton të artën".
10. ^ https://noc-kosovo.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/olimpii.pdf [bare URL PDF]

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## External links

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* Medals table per country and per Games at the official International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM) website

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Nations at the Mediterranean Games

Current|

* Albania
* Algeria
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* Croatia
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* Vatican City

Former|

* Serbia and Montenegro (1997–2005)
* United Arab Republic (1959–1963)
* Yugoslavia (1951–1991)

International Committee of Mediterranean Games

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National sports teams of Kosovo

* Olympics
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* Youth Olympics
* European Games
* EYOF
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* Mediterranean Games
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* Universiade
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| Men|

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* Senior
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* Rugby union
* Senior
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Women|

* Basketball
* Senior
* U-20
* U-18
* U-16
* Football
* Senior
* U-19
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1. ^ "Philip Barker: Why Kosovo's presence at the Mediterranean Games is just the latest example of "Olympic Geography"". 6 July 2018.

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