Kosovan judoka (born 1995)
Distria Krasniqi
NK (Albanian pronunciation:
[diˈstɾia kɾasˈnici] ; born 10 December 1995) is a Kosovar
judoka . She received a gold medal in the women's
48-kg judo competition at the
2020 Summer Olympics in
Tokyo .
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[5] In August 2021, she was awarded the
Honor of the Nation Decoration of
Albania by the
President of Albania .
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Life and career
Krasniqi took up the sport at the age of seven and was encouraged by her brother with whom she practiced the sport.
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In mid 2018, Krasniqi later switched to the super lightweight category of 48 kilograms from 52 kg event after missing out on qualifying for the
2016 Summer Olympics . As a result, she avoided her fellow Kosovan teammate and 2016 Olympic champion
Majlinda Kelmendi in the light weight division, as well as
Nora Gjakova , the 2018 European light weight champion in the qualification round for the 2020 Olympic Games.
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Krasniqi won bronze medal in the 48 kg category at the
2019 World Judo Championships .
[9] In 2020, she won one of the bronze medals in the
women's 48 kg event at the
2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic.
[10] In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the
2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.
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Krasniqi
represented Kosovo at the
2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan which also marked her debut appearance at the Olympics and claimed a gold medal in the
women's 48kg event .
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She won the Female Athlete of the Year award at the 2021 Judo Awards.
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Krasniqi won the silver medal in her event at the
2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.
[17] She won the gold medal in the
women's 52 kg event at the
2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.
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In 2023, Krasniqi lost her bronze medal match in the
women's 52 kg event at the
World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar.
References
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"Krasniqi Distria" . tarragona2018.cat . Retrieved 25 July 2021 .
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"Vendime të miratuara në mbledhjen e Këshillit të Ministrave, datë 18 Shtator 2021" [Decisions approved at the meeting of the Council of Ministers, dated 18 September 2021] (in Albanian).
Prime Minister's Office (Albania) . 18 September 2021.
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"Triumfi historik i Luiza Gegës si pasqyrë e mexhelisit tonë social-politik" [The historic triumph of Luiza Gega as a reflection of our social-political mexelis] (in Albanian).
Prime Minister's Office (Albania) . 25 August 2022. Sportistët e punësuar aktualisht pranë Ministrisë së Mbrojtjes, që do të përfitojnë nga ky ligj gradën e kolonelit janë: 1. Luiza GEGA – "Kolonel", 2. Briken CALJA – "Kolonel", 3. Nora GJAKOVA – "Kolonel", 4. Distria KRASNIQI – "Kolonel"
^ Nandita Deodhar (29 July 2021).
"Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi wins historic gold in Tokyo, marking the country's second-ever Olympic medal" . GCP Awards Blog . Retrieved 6 August 2021 .
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"Judo KRASNIQI Distria" . Tokyo 2020 Olympics .
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Archived from
the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021 .
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"Presidenti Meta vlerëson me Dekoratën 'Nderi i Kombit' xhudistet kosovare D'Istria Krasniqi dhe Nora Gjakova si dhe trajnerin e tyre, Driton Kuka: Shembuj frymëzimi për sportistet e reja, që lartësuan krenarinë kombëtare!" (in Albanian).
President of Albania .
Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
^ Cowen, Thea (6 February 2021).
"KRASNIQI CONTINUES TO CONQUER THE LIGHTWEIGHT CATEGORY" . European Judo Union . Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
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"Judo in the time of Covid-19: Distria Krasniqi" . www.judoinside.com . Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
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2019 World Judo Championships –48 kg results
^ Browne, Ken (19 November 2020).
"Giuffrida and Safarov shine on Day 1 of the 2020 judo European Championships" . Olympic Channel .
Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020 .
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"2021 Judo World Masters" . International Judo Federation .
Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021 .
^ Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2021).
"Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters" . InsideTheGames.biz .
Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021 .
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"Judo-Kosovo's Krasniqi wins first judo gold medal at Tokyo 2020" . Reuters . 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
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"Naohisa Takato claims Japan's 1st Tokyo gold with judo win" . Washington Post .
ISSN
0190-8286 . Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
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"Judo KRASNIQI Distria" . Tokyo 2020 Olympics .
Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . Archived from
the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021 .
^ Houston, Michael (19 December 2021).
"Krasniqi and Shavdatuashvili win top prizes at 2021 Judo Awards" .
InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 19 December 2021 .
^ Lloyd, Owen (5 February 2022).
"Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day" .
InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 6 February 2022 .
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"Judo Results Book" (PDF) . 2022 Mediterranean Games . Archived from
the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022 .
External links
Media related to
Distria Krasniqi at Wikimedia Commons