Egzon Shala

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Egzon Shala
Personal information
Full nameEgzon Shala
Nationality Albanian
Kosovan
Born (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 34)
Suva Reka, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo)
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event Freestyle
Medal record
Representing Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Mersin 96 kg
Mediterranean Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 Kanjiža97 kg
Updated on 31 March 2021

Egzon Shala (born November 23, 1990) is a Kosovan-Albanian freestyle wrestler. Representing Albania, he earned a bronze medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. Representing Kosovo, he qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics from the 2019 World Wrestling Championships after he was promoted from 5th place as two athlete (Syrian Badzha Khutaba and Uzbek Khasanboy Rakhimov) were disqualified due to doping violations. [1]

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Major results

YearTournamentVenueResultEvent
Representing Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
2011 World Championships Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul, Turkey 35th Freestyle 84 kg
2012 European Championships Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade, Serbia 21stFreestyle 84 kg
2013 European Championships Flag of Georgia.svg Tbilisi, Georgia 5th Freestyle 96 kg
Mediterranean Games Flag of Turkey.svg Mersin, Turkey 3rdFreestyle 96 kg
World Championships Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary 10th Freestyle 96 kg
2014 European Championships Flag of Finland.svg Vantaa, Finland 13th Freestyle 97 kg
Mediterranean Championships Flag of Serbia.svg Kanjiža, Serbia 1stFreestyle 97 kg
World Championships Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Tashkent, Uzbekistan 6th Freestyle 97 kg
2015 European Games Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku, Azerbaijan 17th Freestyle 125 kg
World Championships Flag of the United States.svg Las Vegas, United States 24th Freestyle 97 kg
2016 European Championships Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia 14th Freestyle 97 kg
2017 European Championships Flag of Serbia.svg Novi Sad, Serbia 15th Freestyle 97 kg
Representing Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
2019 European Championships Flag of Romania.svg Bucharest, Romania 7th Freestyle 125 kg
World Championships Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 5th Freestyle 125 kg
2021 European Championships Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw, Poland 12th Freestyle 125 kg
Olympic Games Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 7th Freestyle 125 kg
2022 Mediterranean Games Flag of Algeria.svg Oran, Algeria 9th Freestyle 125 kg

References

  1. "Trio of Olympic Licenses Reassigned After Anti-Doping Rules Violations". unitedworldwrestling.org. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.