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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.[4][5] In August 2021, she was awarded the Honor of the Nation Decoration of Albania by the President of Albania.[6]

Distria Krasniqi

NK

Personal information
Nationality	Kosovar
Born	(1995-10-12) 12 October 1995 (age 27) Peja, FR Yugoslavia (present Kosovo)
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Military career
Allegiance	Albania
Service/branch	Albanian Armed Forces
Years of service	2021–[2]
Rank	Colonel[3]
Sport
Country	Kosovo
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–48 kg, –52 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2019, 2022)
European Champ.	(2021)
Olympic Games	(2020)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Kosovo Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo –48 kg World Championships 2019 Tokyo –48 kg 2022 Tashkent –52 kg European Championships 2021 Lisbon –48 kg 2018 Tel Aviv –52 kg 2020 Prague –48 kg 2022 Sofia –52 kg World Masters 2018 Guangzhou –48 kg 2019 Qingdao –48 kg 2021 Doha –48 kg IJF Grand Slam 2020 Paris –52 kg 2020 Budapest –48 kg 2022 Tbilisi –52 kg 2018 Abu Dhabi –48 kg 2019 Paris –48 kg 2022 Paris –52 kg 2015 Baku –52 kg 2017 Paris –52 kg 2018 Paris –52 kg IJF Grand Prix 2015 Samsun –52 kg 2017 Antalya –52 kg 2017 The Hague –52 kg 2018 Antalya –52 kg 2018 Tashkent –48 kg 2019 Antalya –48 kg 2022 Almada –52 kg 2016 Budapest –52 kg 2016 Zagreb –52 kg 2018 Tunis –52 kg 2019 Budapest –48 kg 2022 Zagreb –52 kg 2014 Düsseldorf –48 kg 2015 Zagreb –52 kg 2016 Samsun –52 kg 2018 Budapest –48 kg 2018 The Hague –48 kg European U23 Championships 2016 Tel Aviv –52 kg 2017 Podgorica –52 kg 2012 Prague –52 kg 2013 Samokov –52 kg World Juniors Championships 2015 Abu Dhabi –52 kg European Junior Championships 2013 Sarajevo –52 kg 2015 Oberwart –52 kg Mediterranean Games 2018 Tarragona –52 kg 2022 Oran –52 kg Jeux de la Francophonie 2017 Abidjan –52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	7829
JudoInside.com	75286
Updated on 7 October 2022.

Life and career

She took up the sport at the age of seven and was encouraged by her brother with whom she practiced the sport.[7]

In mid 2018, she 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.[8]

She 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.[11][12]

She 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.[13][14][15]

She won the Female Athlete of the Year award at the 2021 Judo Awards.[16]

She 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.[18]

References

External links

• Distria Krasniqi at the International Judo Federation
• Distria Krasniqi at JudoInside.com
• Distria Krasniqi at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Distria Krasniqi at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Distria Krasniqi

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[it] Distria Krasniqi

Distria Krasniqi (Pejë, 10 dicembre 1995) è una judoka kosovara.

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[ru] Красничи, Дистрия

Дистрия Красничи (алб. Distria Krasniqi; род. 10 декабря 1995, Печ) — косовская дзюдоистка. Чемпионка Олимпийских игр-2020 в весовой категории до 48 кг. Чемпионка Европы 2021. Призёрка чемпионатов Европы и мира.

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