Albania at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Albania competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024, represented by the Albanian National Olympic Committee (KOKSH). It signified the nation's tenth appearance at the summer Olympics, since the official debut in 1972, except for 1976, 1980 due to the US led boycott, 1984 due to USSR led boycott, 1988, the nation's return for the Olympics in 1992.

Albania at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ALB
NOC	Albanian National Olympic Committee
Website	nocalbania.org.al (in Albanian)
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	8 (5 men and 3 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Zelimkhan Abakarov & Kaltra Meça
Flag bearer (closing)	Islam Dudaev
Medals Ranked 80th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1972 1976–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Albania earned their first Olympic medals in any sport, with wrestler Chermen Valiev winning bronze in the men's freestyle 74 kg category, and later earning their second bronze won by fellow wrestler Islam Dudaev in the men's freestyle 65 kg category.

Medalists

Further information: 2024 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2024 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Bronze Chermen Valiev Wrestling Men's freestyle 74 kg 10 August  Bronze Islam Dudaev Wrestling Men's freestyle 65 kg 11 August

Medals by sport Sport Total Wrestling 0 0 2 2 Total 0 0 2 2

Medals by gender Gender Total Female 0 0 0 0 Male 0 0 2 2 Mixed 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 2 2

Medals by date Date Total 10 August 0 0 1 1 11 August 0 0 1 1 Total 0 0 2 2

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Shooting	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Wrestling	3	0	3
Total	5	3	8

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Albanian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):^[1][2][3]

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

Track events

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Franko Burraj	Men's 100 m	10.60 PB	2 Q	10.66	8	Did not advance
Luiza Gega	Women's 3000 m steeplechase	—		9:27.41	9	—		Did not advance

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Albanian shooters achieved one quota places for Paris 2024 based on the allocations of universality spots.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Manjola Konini	Women's 10 m air pistol	549	43	Did not advance
	Women's 25 m pistol	569-10x	37	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Albania sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Grisi Koxhaku	Men's 100 m freestyle	52:32	62	Did not advance
Kaltra Meça	Women's 200 m freestyle	2:12.21	27	Did not advance

Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the first time since 2008, Albania qualified three wrestlers for the following classes into the Olympic competition. Zelimkhan Abakarov qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia; meanwhile Islam Dudaev and Chermen Valiev qualified for the games through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.^[5][6]

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.

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Zelimkhan Abakarov	Men's −57 kg	Iuna Fafé (GBS) W 7–6PP	Sehrawat (IND) L 0–12ST	Did not advance			8
Islam Dudaev	Men's −65 kg	Akazawa (SAM) W 10–0	Amouzad (IRI) L 0–11	Did not advance	Retherford (USA) W 5–0VB	Musukaev (HUN) W 13–12
Chermen Valiev	Men's −74 kg	Bayramov (AZE) W 4–3	Zhamalov (UZB) L 5–6	Did not advance	Kadzimahamedau (AIN) W 12–2	Rassadin (TJK) W 6–2

References

1. "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
2. "Luiza Gega, the first Albanian athlete to qualify for the 'Paris 2024' Olympic Games!". Vox News Albania. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
3. "Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
4. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
5. "Freestyle Wrestling: 2024 Paris Olympic Games Qualified Nations". United World Wrestling. 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
6. "1st Phase - 2023 Senior World Championships - Belgrade (SRB)" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.