Albania at the Mediterranean Games

Albania has competed at every celebration of the Mediterranean Games since the 1987 Mediterranean Games. As of 2022, Albanian athletes have won a total of 49 medals. The country's ranking in the history of the Games is the 17th place.

Albania at the
Mediterranean Games
IOC codeALB
NOCAlbanian National Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
11
Silver
19
Bronze
19
Total
49
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)

History

Albania participate for the first time in their history at the Mediterranean Games in 1987 Syria. It would be their most successful participanton, as Albania secured eight medals in which they won three gold medals in total. Two by the females in Basketball and Volleyball, and by men Shooter Kirsti Robo. Albania would also secure three medals in Athletics in which Ajet Toska won silver[1] in hammer throw and bronze by Pavlina Evro in the 800 meters run. Albania would finish their first ever Mediterranean Games in 11th place. Their best result so far at this competition.[2]

Medal tables

Medals by Mediterranean Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1987 Latakia314811
1991 Athens044815
1993 Languedoc-Roussillon020214
1997 Bari011215
2001 Tunis42010116
2005 Almería58024617
2009 Pescara151240613
2013 Mersin5032510[3]13
2018 Tarragona59110220
2022 Oran50211418
Total1119194917

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Weightlifting5111026
Athletics2237
Shooting1427
Wrestling1135
Volleyball1001
Basketball1001
Boxing0112
Total11191949

Medals at the Mediterranean Beach Games

Albania won so far two medals at the Mediterranean Beach Games in which being one Gold and one bronze, since their debut.

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Beach Games1012
Total1012

Athletes with most medals

The Albanian athletes with the most medals won in the history of the Mediterranean Games is female athlete Luiza Gega, who won three medals in total for Albania. Most recently she won the gold medal for the second time running in her carrier, at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran.[4] The second most successful Albanian medalist at the Mediterranean games is female Weightlifter Romela Begaj she won in total four medals. Gold in 2009 and two medals in 2013 one bronze and silber medals in the Women's -63 kg category. The other one's in this list being male weightlifter Daniel Godelli and Erkand Qerimaj. Each with two medal wins.[5][6]

Athlete Sport Games Total
Luiza Gega Athletics 2022, 2018, 2013 2 1 0 3
Daniel Godelli Weightlifting 2013, 2 0 0 2
Romela Begaj Weightlifting 2013 2009, 2005 1 1 2 4
Erkand Qerimaj Weightlifting 2022, 2009 1 1 0 2

Notes: athletes in bold are still active.

Albanian medalists at the mediterranean Games

They were plenty of Albanians who did participate for Yugoslavia coming from Kosovo and from Macedonia and for Greece who would win many medals at the Mediterranean Games. In Boxing several athletes of Albanian descent such as Mehmet Bogujevci, Aziz Salihu were successful medal winners for Yugoslavia.[7] Albanians like Shaban Tërstena and Shaban Sejdiu who would win gold medals in Wrestling.

Recently athletes of Albanian descent represented Kosovo at the Mediterranean Games in which Judokas like Majlinda Kelmendi, Nora Gjakova and Akil Gjakova would win gold medals in Judo.[8] Recently Distria Krasniqi and Laura Fazliu won Gold in Judo at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran in Algeria.[9][10]

It does not represent the actual medal table, as it is just a table of how many medals were won by Albanians athletes who did not compete for Albania at those competition's.[11]

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Judo6129
Wrestling53412
Weightlifting4105
Boxing32611
Karate1001
Total1971239

See also

References

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