Kosovo at the 2022 Mediterranean Games

Kosovo at the
2022 Mediterranean Games
Kosovo at the; 2022 Mediterranean Games
IOC code	KOS
NOC	Olympic Committee of Kosovo
in Oran, Algeria
Competitors	38 in 13 sports
Flag bearers	Egzon Shala; Fortesa Orana
Medals; Ranked 16th	Gold3Silver0Bronze3Total6
Mediterranean Games appearances (overview)
	1951 ; 1955 ; 1959 ; 1963 ; 1967 ; 1971 ; 1975 ; 1979 ; 1983 ; 1987 ; 1991 ; 1993 ; 1997 ; 2001 ; 2005 ; 2009 ; 2013 ; 2018 ; 2022 ;
Other related appearances
	Yugoslavia (1951–1991); Serbia and Montenegro (1997–2005); Serbia (2009–)

Last updated May 23, 2023

Kosovo competed at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria from 25 June to 6 July 2022.

Medal summary

Medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Distria Krasniqi	Judo	Women's 52 kg	29 June
Gold	Laura Fazliu	Judo	Women's 63 kg	30 June
Gold	Loriana Kuka	Judo	Women's 78 kg	1 July
Bronze	Flaka Loxha	Judo	Women's 57 kg	29 June
Bronze	Akil Gjakova	Judo	Men's 73 kg	30 June
Bronze	Shpejtim Bajoku	Boxing	Men's 63 kg	30 June

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Boxing	0	0	1	1
Judo	3	0	2	5
Total	3	0	3	6

Medals by date
Day	Date				Total
4	29 June	1	0	1	2
5	30 June	1	0	2	3
Total		3	0	3	6

Medals by gender
Gender				Total
Male	0	0	2	2
Female	3	0	1	4
Total	3	0	3	6

Archery

Men^[1]

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 24	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Hazir Asllani	Individual	515	34	Rahlaoui (ALG) L 2-6	did not advance				25
Edi Dvorani		622	18	Bye	Bariteaud (FRA) L 4-6	did not advance			17
Valmir Gllareva		614	22	Bye	Paoli (ITA) L 4-6	did not advance			17
Hazir Asllani Edi Dvorani Valmir Gllareva	Team	1751	9	—	Cyprus (CYP) L 0–6	Did not advance			9

Athletics

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

Men^[2]

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Astrit Kryeziu	800 m	1:50.57	5	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Muhamet Ramadani	Shot put	—		18.06	10
Alaudin Suma	Discus throw	—		43.90	14

Badminton

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Rinor Gllareva	Singles	Belarbi (ALG) L (2-21, 1-21)	Did not advance				17

Boxing

Men^[3]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Bashkim Bajoku	52 kg	Bye	Gümüş (TUR) L 0-3	Did not advance		5
Lorent Murati	57 kg	Joukhdar (SYR) L 1-2	Did not advance			9
Shpetim Bajoku	63 kg	Sassi (TUN) W3-0	Amen (EGY) W3-0	Abdelli (ALG) L 1-2	Did not advance
Patriot Behrami	69 kg	El Barbari (MAR) LABD	Did not advance			9

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men^[4]

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank	F	PH	R	V	PB	HB	Total	Rank
Elvis Citaku	Floor	6.800	—					6.800	40	Did not advance
Elvis Citaku	Vault	—			11.150	—		11.150	41	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F	Total	Rank	V	UB	BB	F	Total	Rank
Valeza Rama	Vault	10.150	—			10.150	31	Did not advance
	Uneven bars	—	DNS	—		—	—	Did not advance
	Floor	—			5.000	5.000	33	Did not advance

Judo

Men^[5]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Akil Gjakova	Men's −73 kg	Bye	Tsoutlasvili (GRE) W10-00	Dris (ALG) L 00-10	Bye	Lombardo (ITA) W01-00
Arber Kullashi	Men's −81 kg	Benazoug (ALG) L 00-10	Did not advance
Shpati Zekaj	Men's −100 kg	Bergamelli (ITA) W10-00	Kukolj (SRB) L 00-01	Did not advance	Kumrić (CRO) L 00-11	Did not advance	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Erza Muminoviq	Women's −48 kg	Şentürk (TUR) W10-00	Vieu (FRA) L 00-10	Did not advance	Bedioui (TUN) L 00-10	Did not advance	7
Distria Krasniqi	Women's −52 kg	Bye	Asvesta (CYP) W01-00	Pérez (ESP) W01-00	Bye	Puljiz (CRO) W11-00
Flaka Loxha	Women's 57 kg	Bye	Caggiano (ITA) L 00-10	Did not advance	Ruiz (ESP) W10-00	Bozkurt (TUR) W01-00
Laura Fazliu	Women's −63 kg	Bye	Oberan (CRO) W01-00	Belkadi (ALG) W01-00	Bye	Cabaña (ESP) W01-00
Loriana Kuka	Women's −78 kg	Bye	Yılmaz (TUR) W10-00	Pavić (CRO) W10-00	Bye	Buttigieg (FRA) W01-00

Karate

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Elhami Shabani	−75 kg	Busà (ITA) L 0–1	Did not advance				11
Melos Gashi	−84 kg	Makamata (FRA) L 0–3	Did not advance				11

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Albulenë Gërvalla	−55 kg	Bye	Charif (FRA) W3–0	Abouriche (ALG) L 0–7	Bye	Brunori (ITA) L 1–2	5
Adelina Rama	−61 kg	Stylianou (CYP) L 0–2	Did not advance				11
Fortesa Orana	+68 kg	Jemi (TUN) L 3–6	Did not advance				9

Shooting

Kosovo competed in shooting.^[6]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Nexhat Sahiti	10 m air pistol	564.0	12	Did not advance
Drilon Ibrahimi	10 m air rifle	605.4	21	Did not advance

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alush Telaku	50 m butterfly	26.74	18	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	59.70	19	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	2:13.84	12	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Vanesa Beka	50 m breaststroke	37.14	11	Did not advance
Vanesa Beka	100 m breaststroke	1:20.87	13	Did not advance

Table tennis

Men's^[7]

Athlete	Event	Round Robin 1		Round Robin 2		Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Fatih Karabaxhak	Singles	Rembert (FRA)L 0-4(6-11, 1-11, 4-11, 4-11) Giardi (SMR)L 2-4(7-11, 14-12, 8-11, 5-11, 13-11, 4-11) Stoyanov (ITA)L 0-4(1-11, 6-11, 1-11, 8-11)	4	Did not advance					25
Kreshnik Mahmuti	Singles	Sgouropoulos (GRE)L 0-4(2-11, 2-11, 5-11, 11-13) Jevtović (SRB)L 0-4(6-11, 2-11, 2-11, 5-11) Bourass (TUN)L 0-4(5-11, 8-11, 8-11, 6-11)	4	Did not advance					25

Taekwondo

Men^[8]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Arber Azemi	−68 kg	Bye	Chamalidis (GRE) L 8–18	Did not advance			9
Arber Bajra	−80 kg	—	Husić (BIH) L 3–28	Did not advance			9

Tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Vullnet Tashi	Singles	Ouakaa (TUN) L 3-6, 2-6	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Vesa Gjinaj	Singles	Bye	Yörük (TUR) L 1-6, 1-6	Did not advance

Wrestling

Key:

VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) –Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) –Decision by points –the loser with technical points.
PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) –Decision by points –the loser without technical points.
ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) –Great superiority –the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) –Technical superiority –the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Men's freestyle^[9]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alban Sopa	−74 kg	—	Masotti (ITA) L 0–3^PO	Did not advance			8
Egzon Shala	−125 kg	Bye	Ercan (TUR) L 0–4^ST	Did not advance			9

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References

↑ "Archery Results". results.oran2022.dz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
↑ "Athletics Results". results.oran2022.dz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
↑ "Boxing Results". results.oran2022.dz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Results". results.oran2022.dz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
↑ "Judo Results". results.oran2022.dz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
↑ "Shooting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
↑ "Table tennis Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
↑ "Taekwondo Results". results.oran2022.dz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
↑ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

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[Archery-1] "Archery Results". results.oran2022.dz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[Athletics-2] "Athletics Results". results.oran2022.dz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[Boxing-3] "Boxing Results". results.oran2022.dz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[Artistic_Gymnastics-4] "Artistic Gymnastics Results". results.oran2022.dz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[Judo-5] "Judo Results". results.oran2022.dz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[shooting_results_book_mediterranean_games_2022-6] "Shooting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[7] "Table tennis Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[Taekwondo-8] "Taekwondo Results". results.oran2022.dz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

[9] "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

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