Distria Krasniqi

Distria Krasniqi, born on 10 December 1995, is a Kosovar judoka and a two-time Olympic medallist. She won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, her Olympic debut, and the silver medal in the women's 52 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She is also a two-time World Championships bronze medallist and a three-time European champion. She took up the sport at the age of seven, encouraged by her brother, and in 2018 dropped from 52 kg to 48 kg, which kept her out of the same category as her Kosovan teammates Majlinda Kelmendi and Nora Gjakova. In August 2021 the President of Albania awarded her the Honour of the Nation decoration.