| Albania at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ALB |
| NOC | Albanian National Olympic Committee |
| Website | nocalbania |
| in Barcelona | |
| Competitors | 7 (5 men and 2 women) in 4 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Albania competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It had been twenty years since the nation had last participated in the Summer Olympics, specifically at the Games in Munich.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | – | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Qeramixhi | Result | 15.90 | NM | 10.70 | 27.81 | 4.99 | DNS | DNS | DNF | |
| Points | 727 | 0 | 575 | 646 | 557 | |||||
| Athlete | Events | Qualification | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Kristo Robo | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 565 | 30 | Did not advance | 30 | |
| Athlete | Events | Qualification | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
| Enkelejda Shehu | 25 m pistol | 575 | 14 | Did not advance | 14 | |
| Athletes | Events | Heat | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Frank Leskaj | 50 m freestyle | 24.72 | 50 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 55.50 | 62 | Did not advance | ||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:14.28 | 56 | Did not advance | ||
| Athletes | Events | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Sokol Bishanaku | -67.5 kg | 125 | 14 | 157.5 | =13 | 282.5 | 13 |
| Fatmir Bushi | -67.5 kg | 130 | =10 | 160 | =10 | 290 | 11 |
| Dede Dekaj | -110 kg | 162.5 | =15 | 217.5 | =6 | 380 | 9 |
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