Nora Gjakova

Kosovar judoka (born 1992)

Nora Gjakova

Personal information

Nationality| Kosovar
Born|  (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992 (age 32)
Peja, FR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)
Occupation| Judoka
Height| 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Military career
Allegiance|  Albania
Branch| Albanian Armed Forces
Years of service| 2021–[1]
Rank|  Colonel[2]
Sport
Country|  Kosovo
Sport| Judo
Weight class| ‍–‍57 kg, ‍–‍63 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games|  (2020)
World Champ.|  (2021)
European Champ.|  (2018)

Medal record

Women's judo
Representing  Kosovo
Olympic Games
| 2020 Tokyo | ‍–‍57 kg
World Championships
| 2021 Budapest | ‍–‍57 kg
European Games
| 2019 Minsk | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2015 Baku | ‍–‍57 kg
European Championships
| 2018 Tel Aviv | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2016 Kazan | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2017 Warsaw | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2021 Lisbon | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2023 Montpellier | ‍–‍57 kg
European Championships Open
| 2023 Pristina | ‍–‍57 kg
World Masters
| 2018 Guangzhou | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2021 Doha | ‍–‍57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
| 2018 Abu Dhabi | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2021 Tbilisi | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2023 Baku | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2022 Abu Dhabi | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2023 Tbilisi | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2023 Astana | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2024 Baku | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2020 Paris | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2022 Baku | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2025 Paris | ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
| 2017 Antalya | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2017 The Hague | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2018 Tunis | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2018 Antalya | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2019 Tbilisi | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2016 Tbilisi | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2018 Tashkent | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2019 Budapest | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2012 Abu Dhabi | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2013 Rijeka | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2016 Havana | ‍–‍57 kg
| 2020 Tel Aviv | ‍–‍57 kg
European U23 Championships
| 2014 Wrocław | ‍–‍57 kg
Mediterranean Games
| 2018 Tarragona | ‍–‍57 kg

Profile at external databases
IJF| 422
JudoInside.com| 52299
Updated on 2 February 2025

Nora Gjakova NK (Albanian pronunciation: [noˈɾa ɟaˈkova]; born 17 August 1992) is a Kosovo Albanian judoka.[3][4] She won a gold medal in the women's 57 kg judo event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5][6] In August 2021, she was awarded the Honor of the Nation Decoration of Albania by the President of Albania.[7]

## Career

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She won 2 Continental Opens in 2015, in Tunis and Lisbon. Coached by Driton Kuka, Gjakova meanwhile won 11 World Cup medals.

On 21 April 2016, she earned a bronze medal at the 2016 European Judo Championships in Kazan, Russia.[8]

In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[9][10] A few months later, she won the gold medal in women's 57 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[11][6]

## Personal life

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Her brother Akil Gjakova is also a judoka, and gold medalist at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and the 2021 European Judo Championships.[12]

## References

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1. ^ "Vendime të miratuara në mbledhjen e Këshillit të Ministrave, datë 18 Shtator 2021" [Decisions approved at the meeting of the Council of Ministers, dated 18 September 2021] (in Albanian). Prime Minister's Office (Albania). 18 September 2021.
2. ^ "Triumfi historik i Luiza Gegës si pasqyrë e mexhelisit tonë social-politik" [The historic triumph of Luiza Gega as a reflection of our social-political mexelis] (in Albanian). Prime Minister's Office (Albania). 25 August 2022. "Sportistët e punësuar aktualisht pranë Ministrisë së Mbrojtjes, që do të përfitojnë nga ky ligj gradën e kolonelit janë: 1. Luiza GEGA – "Kolonel", 2. Briken CALJA – "Kolonel", 3. Nora GJAKOVA – "Kolonel", 4. Distria KRASNIQI – "Kolonel""
3. ^ "Nora Gjakova". judoinside. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nora Gjakova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
5. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
6. ^ a b "Judo - GJAKOVA Nora". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
7. ^ "Presidenti Meta vlerëson me Dekoratën 'Nderi i Kombit' xhudistet kosovare D'Istria Krasniqi dhe Nora Gjakova si dhe trajnerin e tyre, Driton Kuka: Shembuj frymëzimi për sportistet e reja, që lartësuan krenarinë kombëtare!" (in Albanian). President of Albania. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
8. ^ "IJF live results".
9. ^ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
10. ^ Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2021). "Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
11. ^ "Judoka Nora Gjakova wins gold in women's 57 kilogram on mourning day for Kosovo". ESPN. Pristina. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
12. ^ "Akil Gjakova wins first male European title for Kosovo". Retrieved 17 April 2023.

## External links

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* Nora Gjakova at the European Judo Union
* Nora Gjakova at the International Judo Federation
* Nora Gjakova at JudoInside.com
* Nora Gjakova at Olympics.com
* Nora Gjakova at Olympedia
* Nora Gjakova at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
* Nora Gjakova at The-Sports.org

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Olympic Champions in Judo – Women's Lightweight

* 1992–1996: –56 kg
* 2000–: –57 kg

* 1992:  Miriam Blasco (ESP)
* 1996:  Driulis González (CUB)
* 2000:  Isabel Fernández (ESP)
* 2004:  Yvonne Bönisch (GER)
* 2008:  Giulia Quintavalle (ITA)
* 2012:  Kaori Matsumoto (JPN)
* 2016:  Rafaela Silva (BRA)
* 2020:  Nora Gjakova (KOS)
* 2024:  Christa Deguchi (CAN)

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European Judo Championships — Women's Lightweight

1974–97: –56 kg   •   1998–present: –57 kg

* 1974:  Evelyne Salanne
* 1975:  Sigrid Happ
* 1976:  Sigrid Happ
* 1977:  Sigrid Happ
* 1978:  Gerda Winklbauer
* 1979:  Gerda Winklbauer
* 1980:  Gerda Winklbauer
* 1981:  Gerda Winklbauer
* 1982:  Béatrice Rodriguez
* 1983:  Gerda Winklbauer
* 1984:  Diane Bell
* 1985:  Béatrice Rodriguez
* 1986:  Béatrice Rodriguez
* 1987:  Catherine Arnaud
* 1988:  Catherine Arnaud
* 1989:  Catherine Arnaud
* 1990:  Catherine Arnaud
* 1991:  Miriam Blasco
* 1992:  Nicola Fairbrother
* 1993:  Nicola Fairbrother
* 1994:  Jessica Gal
* 1995:  Nicola Fairbrother
* 1996:  Jessica Gal
* 1997:  Marisabel Lomba
* 1998:  Isabel Fernández
* 1999:  Isabel Fernández
* 2000:  Barbara Harel
* 2001:  Isabel Fernández
* 2002:  Cinzia Cavazzuti
* 2003:  Isabel Fernández
* 2004:  Isabel Fernández
* 2005:  Olga Sonina
* 2006:  Barbara Harel
* 2007:  Isabel Fernández
* 2008:  Sabrina Filzmoser
* 2009:  Telma Monteiro
* 2010:  Corina Căprioriu
* 2011:  Sabrina Filzmoser
* 2012:  Telma Monteiro
* 2013:  Automne Pavia
* 2014:  Automne Pavia
* 2015:  Telma Monteiro
* 2016:  Automne Pavia
* 2017:  Priscilla Gneto
* 2018:  Nora Gjakova
* 2019:  Daria Mezhetskaia
* 2020:  Hedvig Karakas
* 2021:  Telma Monteiro
* 2022:  Timna Nelson-Levy
* 2023:  Daria Kurbonmamadova
* 2024:  Daria Bilodid
* 2025:  Seija Ballhaus

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