Albania at the Olympics

Albania at the Olympic Games
Flag of Albania IOC code  ALB NOC National Olympic Committee of Albania
Olympic history
Summer Games
1972 1976–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
2006 2010 2014

Albania first participated at the Summer Olympic Games in 1972. They missed the next four games, two of them due to the 1980 and 1984 boycotts, but returned for the 1992 games in Barcelona. They have appeared in all games since then. They made their Winter Olympic Games debut in 2006. Albania normally competes in events that include swimming, athletics, weightlifting, shooting and wrestling. The country has not yet won an Olympic medal. They have been represented by the National Olympic Committee of Albania since 1972.

History

Albania first competed in the Summer Olympics in 1972 in Munich with five participants over two events; Fatos Pilkati and Afërdita Tusha in the mixed 50 metre free pistol, Ismail Rama and Beqir Kosova in the mixed 50 metre rifle, prone, and Ymer Pampuri in the men's 60kg weightlifting. The country achieved no medals. In the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics: Alma Qeramixhi competed in the heptathlon; Kristo Robo in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol; Enkelejda Shehu in the 25 metre pistol; Frank Leskaj in the 50 metre freestyle, 100 metre freestyle, and 100 metre breaststroke; Sokol Bishanaku and Fatmir Bushi in the under 67.5kg weightlifting; and Dede Dekaj in the under 110kg weightlifting. For the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Albania had seven athletes—4 female and 3 male—but did not achieve any medals. At the 2002 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Albania's delegation consisted of two male and two female athletes, and they did not receive any medals. They had seven competitors (two female, five male) in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics but won no medals. In Beijing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the nation had eleven athletes (four female and seven male), and won no medals. For the London 2012 Summer Olympic games, Albania had nine athletes consisting of three women and six men, and did not achieve any medals.

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1972 Munich	5	0	0	0	0	–
1976–1988	did not participate
1992 Barcelona	7	0	0	0	0	–
1996 Atlanta	7	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	4	0	0	0	0	–
2004 Athens	7	0	0	0	0	–
2008 Beijing	11	0	0	0	0	–
2012 London	11	0	0	0	0	–
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 Tokyo
Total		0	0	0	0	–

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
2006 Turin	1	0	0	0	0	–
2010 Vancouver	1	0	0	0	0	–
2014 Sochi	2	0	0	0	0	–
2018 Pyeongchang
Total		0	0	0	0	–

Flagbearers

See also: List of flag bearers for Albania at the Olympics

Summer Olympics

Games	Athlete	Sport
1972 Munich	Afërdita Tusha	Shooting
1992 Barcelona	Kristo Robo	Shooting
1996 Atlanta	Mirela Maniani	Athletics
2000 Sydney	Ilirjan Suli	Weightlifting
2004 Athens	Klodiana Shala	Athletics
2008 Beijing	Sahit Prizreni	Freestyle wrestling
2012 London	Romela Begaj	Weightlifting

Winter Olympics

Games	Athlete	Sport
2006 Turin	Erjon Tola	Alpine skiing
2010 Vancouver	Erjon Tola	Alpine skiing
2014 Sochi	Erjon Tola	Alpine skiing

See also

• List of participating nations at the Summer Olympic Games
• List of participating nations at the Winter Olympic Games
• Category:Olympic competitors for Albania
• Albania at the Paralympics