Albania at the Olympics

Albania at the; Olympics
IOC code	ALB
NOC	Albanian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.nocalbania.org.al (in Albanian)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer appearances
	1972; 1976–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;
Winter appearances
	2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Albania first participated at the Summer Olympic Games in 1972. They missed the next four games, three of them for political reasons due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, 1984 Summer Olympics boycott and 1988 boycotts, but returned for the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics. They have appeared in all games since then. They made their Winter Olympic Games debut in 2006.[1] Albania normally competes in events that include swimming, athletics, weightlifting, shooting and wrestling. The country has not yet won an Olympic medal, and along with Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is the only European non-microstate without an Olympic medal. They have been represented by the Albanian National Olympic Committee since 1972.

History

Albania first competed at the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics with five participants over two events; Fatos Pilkati and Afërdita Tusha in the mixed 50 metre free pistol, Ismail Rama and Beqir Kosova in the mixed 50 metre rifle, prone, and Ymer Pampuri in the men's 60 kg weightlifting.[2] In the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics: Alma Qeramixhi competed in the heptathlon; Kristo Robo in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol; Enkelejda Shehu in the 25 metre pistol; Frank Leskaj in the 50 metre freestyle, 100 metre freestyle, and 100 metre breaststroke; Sokol Bishanaku and Fatmir Bushi in the under 67.5 kg weightlifting; and Dede Dekaj in the under 110 kg weightlifting.[3] For the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Albania had seven athletes—4 female and 3 male.[4] At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Albania's delegation consisted of two male and two female athletes.[5] They had seven competitors (two female, five male) in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics.[6] In Beijing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the nation had eleven athletes (four female and seven male).[7] For the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Albania had nine athletes consisting of three women and six men.[8]

As of 2021 Albania has no Olympic medalists.

Total		0	0	0	0	–
Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1972 Munich	5	0	0	0	0	–
1976–1988	did not participate
1992 Barcelona	7	0	0	0	0	–
1996 Atlanta	7	0	0	0	0	–
2000 Sydney	4	0	0	0	0	–
2004 Athens	7	0	0	0	0	–
2008 Beijing	11	0	0	0	0	–
2012 London	11	0	0	0	0	–
2016 Rio de Janeiro	6	0	0	0	0	–
2020 Tokyo	Future event
2024 Paris
2028 Los Angeles

Total		0	0	0	0	–
Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
2006 Turin	1	0	0	0	0	–
2010 Vancouver	1	0	0	0	0	–
2014 Sochi	2	0	0	0	0	–
2018 Pyeongchang	2	0	0	0	0	–
2022 Beijing	Future event
2026 Milan–Cortina	Future event

Albania's delegation at the 2010 Winter Games

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