List of flag bearers for Kosovo at the Olympics

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Kosovo at the
Olympics
Flag of Kosovo.svg
IOC code KOS
NOC Olympic Committee of Kosovo
Website www.noc-kosovo.org  (in Albanian and Serbian)
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia (1920–1992W)
Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Participants (1992S)
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  Serbia and Montenegro (1996–2006)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (2008–2012)

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Kosovo at the Olympics.

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#Event yearSeasonFlag bearerSportRef.
1 2016 Summer Majlinda Kelmendi Judo [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
2 2018 Winter Albin Tahiri Alpine skiing [6]
3 2020 Summer Akil Gjakova Judo [7]
Majlinda Kelmendi
4 2022 Winter Kiana Kryeziu Alpine skiing [8] [9]
Albin Tahiri
5 2024 Summer Akil Gjakova Judo [10]
Nora Gjakova

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The Olympic Committee of Kosovo is the National Olympic Committee representing Kosovo. Officially established in 1992, the OCK became a full member of the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Movement on 9 December 2014. It is responsible for Kosovo's participation at the Olympic Games.

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Kosovo made its Olympic debut as a member state in 2016. Its team is organized by the Olympic Committee of Kosovo (OCK), created in 1992 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 9 December 2014. It won its first medal in its debut appearance in 2016, when judoka Majlinda Kelmendi took gold in the women's -52 kg category. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Nora Gjakova won gold in the women's judo -57 kg class, and Distria Krasniqi won gold in the women's judo -48 kg class.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Majlinda Kelmendi</span> Kosovo-Albanian judoka (born 1991)

Majlinda Kelmendi is a Kosovan-Albanian former judoka and judo coach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kosovo at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Kosovo at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

Kosovo participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was represented by the Olympic Committee of Kosovo (KOK/OKK) with a delegation of eight people, including three men and five women. Most of them were awarded places in their respective sporting events through wild card entries and Tripartite Commission invitations. Two Kosovar athletes, on the other hand, qualified directly for the Olympics on merit: judoka Nora Gjakova and Majlinda Kelmendi, the lone returning Olympian on the team after representing Albania four years earlier in London. The world's top-ranked judoka in her weight category and the frontrunner for the country's first Olympic medal, Kelmendi was selected to become Kosovo's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kosovo at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Kosovo competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.

During the Parade of Nations within the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on February 4, athletes and officials from each participating country marched in the Beijing National Stadium preceded by their flag and placard bearer bearing the respective country's name. Each flag bearer was chosen either by the nation's National Olympic Committee or by the team of athletes themselves.

References

  1. "Majlinda Kelmendi carries the flag of Kosovo at Rio 2016". 100Judo.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. "Kosovo wijst direct vlaggendrager Rio 2016 aan". 9 December 2014.
  3. "Kosovo Gets Full Membership In International Olympic Committee". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 9 December 2014.
  4. "Majlinda Kelmendi do ta bartë flamurin e Kosovës në "Rio 2016" (Albanian) - Majlinda Kelmendi will wave Kosovo's flag in Rio". Archived from the original on 2014-12-25.
  5. "Majlinda Kelmendi: Two-time world champion and Kosovan heroine". 5 December 2014.
  6. "Albin Tahiri: Jam krenar që barta flamurin e Kosovës". fax.al. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  7. "Majlinda Kelmendi dhe Akil Gjakova bartës të flamurit në Tokio 2020". Kosova Press. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  8. "Skier Albin Tahiri speaks from Beijing: Holding the flag of Kosovo is a pride, I believe I will improve my achievements". 4 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  10. "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 27 July 2024.