Albania at the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Albania at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
IOC code	ALB
NOC	Albanian National Olympic Committee
in Oran, Algeria 25 June 2022 (2022-06-25) – 6 July 2022 (2022-07-06)
Medals Ranked 18th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 4
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)
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Albania competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria from 25 June to 6 July 2022.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Zelimkhan Abakarov	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 65 kg	28 June
Gold	Luiza Gega	Athletics	Women's 3000 metres steeplechase	1 July
Silver	Erkand Qerimaj	Weightlifting	Men's 73 kg Snatch	2 July
Bronze	Islam Dudaev	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 74 kg	28 June

Medals per Sport

Medals by sport
Sport				Total	Rank
Wrestling	1	0	1	2	7
Athletics	1	0	0	1	14
Weightlifting	0	1	0	1	8

Artistic gymnastics

Main article: Artistic gymnastics at the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Matvei Petrov competed in artistic gymnastics. ^[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Albania won one gold medal in athletics. ^[2]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Men

Athlete	Event	Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Franko Burraj	400 m	46.26	2 Q	46.16 NR	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Luiza Gega	3000 m steeplechase	9:14.29 GR NR

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Albania competed in boxing. ^[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ardit Murja	featherweight	Abdellatif Zouhairi  (MAR) L 3-0	Did not advance
Alban Beqiri	welterweight	Necat Ekinci  (TUR) W 2-1	Jugurtha Ait-Bekka  (ALG) L ABD	Did not advance
Arjon Kajoshi	middleweight	Moreno Fendero  (FRA) L 3-0	Did not advance
Nelson Hysa	super heavyweight	—	Vincenzo Fiaschetti  (ITA) L 2-1	Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Albania competed in judo. ^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Indrit Çullhaj	73 kg	Dris  (ALG) L 00–11	—	—	Bayan  (SYR) L 00–10	—	—	9
Erson Ramaj	90 kg	Pirelli  (ITA) L 00–10	—	—	—	—	—	10

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Albania competed in shooting. ^[5]

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Albania competed in swimming. ^[6]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Frenkli Vogli	50 m backstroke	27.99	18	did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:00.50	18	did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:14.20	15	did not advance
Drini Ujkashej	50 m freestyle	27.11	20	did not advance
	100 m freestyle	59.37	21	did not advance
	50 m butterfly	29.88	19	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sara Dande	200 m freestyle	2:19.31	16	did not advance
	400 m freestyle	4:47.68	14	did not advance
	800 m freestyle	—		9:52.17	7

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Albania competed in Taekwondo. ^[7]

Legend

• PTG — Won by Points Gap
• SUP — Won by superiority
• OT — Won on over time (Golden Point)
• DQ — Won by disqualification
• PUN — Won by punitive declaration
• WD — Won by withdrawal

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
Juirdo Cani	68 kg	Bye	Pilavakis  (CYP) W 26-24	Brečić  (CRO) L 10-42PTG	—	—	5

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Albania competed in tennis. ^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	First Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Martin Muedini	Singles	López Montagud  (ESP) L 0–6, 1–6	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	First Round	Second Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Gresi Bajri	Singles	Bye	Sönmez  (TUR) L 1–6, 2–6	did not advance
Kristal Dule		Bechri  (TUN) L 1–6, 1–6	did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Albania won one medal in weightlifting. ^[9]

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Erkand Qerimaj	73 kg	149		—	—
Albert Meta	+102 kg	151	5	180	5

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Albania won two medals in wrestling. ^{[10] [11]}

Men's Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM	Rank
Zelimkhan Abakarov	65 kg	Bye	Aktaş  (TUR) W 8-4	Mićić  (SRB) W 9-0	—	Hafez  (EGY) W 11-0
Islam Dudaev	74 kg	—	Ak  (TUR) L 3-6	—	—	Ikkal  (ALG) W 8-0
Osman Hajdari	86 kg	Bye	Iglesias  (ESP) W 3-2	Erdin  (TUR) L 0-10	—	Charalambos  (CYP) L 1-6	5

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM	Rank
Bajram Sina	60 kg	Bye	Alnakdali  (SYR) L 0-9	—	—	—	9
Gjete Prenga	67 kg	—	Abdelrahman  (EGY) L 0-9	—	—	—	8
Kevin Kupi	77 kg	Gumilar  (SLO) W 10-0	Nemeš  (SRB) L 1-10	—	Abouelatta  (EGY) L 0-9	—	7

References

1. "Artistic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
2. "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
3. "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
4. "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
5. "Shooting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
6. "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
7. "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
8. "Tennis Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
9. "Weightlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
10. "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
11. "Albania Wins First Medal in Mediterranean Games". Albania Daily News. Retrieved 3 July 2022.