Albania at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Albania at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Albania.svg
IOC code ALB
NOC Albanian National Olympic Committee
Website nocalbania.org.al  (in Albanian)
in London
Competitors11 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Romela Begaj
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Albania competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1972. The National Olympic Committee of Albania sent a total of 11 athletes to the Games, seven men and four women, to compete in four sports. Weightlifter Hysen Pulaku was officially removed from the team on the first day, after failing a drug test for the banned anabolic steroid substance, as announced by the International Olympic Committee. [1] Albania, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal.

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The Albanians competed in five sports with the same number of athletes like they did at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in China.

This time around they couldn't improve on their previous achievements as they didn't future their two Wrestlers in Elis Guri and Sahit Prizreni. [2]

Albania competed in Judo with World Judo Juniors Champion of 2009 and twice European Junior Champion of 2009 and 2010 Majlinda Kelmendi, who made her debut at the Olympic games. [3] She competed at the Women's 52 kg event. In the first round she defeated Jaana Sundberg from Finland. Before losing in the round of 16 to Mauritian Judoka Legentil. [4]

In Weightlifting Albania initially competed with four athletes three men and one female. Briken Calja had the best result for Albania as he finished 6th in his debut for Albania lifting 320 kg in total. [5] Romela Begaj competed for the second time for Albania but this time she wasn't able to improve on her result from the previous olympics as she finished 9th in the end.

Athletics

Albania has qualified 1 female quota place, and selected 1 male athlete by wildcard.

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Klodiana Shala [6] Women's 200 m Withdrew due to injury
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Adriatik Hoxha Men's shot put 17.5837did not advance

Judo

Albania had not initially qualified a judoka, but due to the International Olympic Committee's refusal to allow Kosovars of Albanian ethnicity to represent Kosovo or to compete as independent athletes, Majlinda Kelmendi represented Albania at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [7]

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Majlinda Kelmendi Women's −52 kg Flag of Finland.svg  Sundberg  (FIN)
W 0020–0001		Flag of Mauritius.svg  Legentil  (MRI)
L 0101–1001		did not advance

Shooting

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Arben Kucana Men's 10 m air pistol 57720did not advance
Men's 50 m pistol 52437did not advance

Swimming

Albanian swimmers are invited. One men and female.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sidni Hoxha Men's 100 m freestyle 51.11 NR 37did not advance
Noel Borshi Women's 100 m butterfly 1:05.4940did not advance

Weightlifting

Albania has qualified three men and one female quota places. [8] On 28 July, the International Olympic Committee announced that Hysen Pulaku had tested positive for stanozolol, a banned anabolic steroid, and consequently ejected him from the games. [1]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Briken Calja [9] Men's −69 kg 1431217773206
Daniel Godelli [9] 142DNF———DNF
Endri Karina [a] [9] Men's −94 kg 155151951435014
Romela Begaj [9] Women's −58 kg 1017115122169

See also

Notes

a.   ^ The Albanian weightlifter, Erkand Qerimaj, resulted positive in the anti-doping test at the European Championship in Antalya, where he was found European Champion for 77 kg. [10] He provisionally is suspended and replaced by Endri Karina. [11]

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  9. 1 2 3 4 Përcaktohet ekipi i Londrës, Vizion Plus, 2012-04-26 (in Albanian)
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  11. ↑ Përjashtohet Erkand Qerimaj, Top Channel, 2012-06-07 (in Albanian)
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