Akil Gjakova

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Akil Gjakova
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Akil Gjakova (white) participates in the Austrian Ersten Judo-Bundesliga 2021
Personal information
NationalityKosovan
Born (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 29)
Peja, FR Yugoslavia
(now Kosovo)
Occupation Judoka
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Sport Judo
Weight class 73 kg
Rank      1st dan black belt [1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games 5th (2024)
World Champ. R16 (2018, 2023, 2025)
European Champ. Gold medal europe.svg (2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Lisbon 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Montpellier 73 kg
European Championships Open
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Pristina 73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Paris 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Abu Dhabi 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Abu Dhabi 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Paris 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris 73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Zagreb 73 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Budapest 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Tunis 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 The Hague 73 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Győr 73 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Podgorica 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Tel Aviv 73 kg
European Cadet Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Tallinn 66 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tarragona 73 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Oran 73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 7826
JudoInside.com 89913
Updated on 15 June 2025

Akil Gjakova (born 4 January 1996) is a Kosovo Albanian judoka. He is a gold medalist at the Mediterranean Games and the 2021 European Judo Championships.

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Career

He won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain. [2]

In 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal. [3] [4]

He represented Kosovo at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan and the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.

Personal life

His sister Nora Gjakova is also a judoka and the 2020 Olympics gold medalist in the women's 57 kg judo event [5] [6]

Achievements

YearTournamentPlaceWeight class
2017 Jeux de la Francophonie 1st−73 kg
2018 Mediterranean Games 1st−73 kg
2021 European Championships 1st−73 kg
2023 European Championships Open 1st−73 kg

References

  1. "Akil GJAKOVA". Europäische Judo-Union . 21 February 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. "Judo Medalists" (PDF). 2018 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. Houston, Michael (17 April 2021). "Olympic champion Trstenjak among winners on day two of European Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. "Judo: le bronze pour Nils Stump aux Européens de Lisbonne". RTS (in French). 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  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 25 February 2025.
  6. "Akil Gjakova wins first male European title for Kosovo" . Retrieved 17 April 2023.

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