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Majlinda Kelmendi

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Majlinda Kelmendi is a Kosovan-Albanian former judoka and judo coach, born in 1991 in Peja, then part of Yugoslavia and now in Kosovo. Competing in the 52 kg division, she topped the IJF Women's Prestige World Ranking List in 2014 and won world titles in 2013 and 2014. Unable to represent Kosovo at the 2012 Olympics because its committee was not yet recognised, she competed for Albania there, and at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro she won the first Olympic medal in Kosovo's history, a gold, and carried its flag at the opening ceremony. She competed again at the 2020 Games in Tokyo.

Facts
Birth Year
1991 1
Gender
Female 1
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Competed In

2012 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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2016 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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2020 Summer Olympics, Competitions
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Judo, Sports
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Nationality

Albania

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She is also a citizen of Albania and has an Albanian passport.
Kosovo

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is a Kosovan-Albanian former judoka and judo coach
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  • Biographical information
    Born 9 May 1991
  • Biographical information, gender
    Sex Female
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Majlinda Kelmendi (Wikipedia)
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    is a Kosovan-Albanian former judoka and judo coach
  • Lead, nationality
    She is also a citizen of Albania and has an Albanian passport.
  • Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, 2012
    She also represented Albania at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, 2016
    she claimed gold in the women's 52 kg category at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
  • Competed In: 2020 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, 2020
    She competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
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