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Majlinda Kelmendi PMM (Albanian pronunciation: [majˈlinda kɛlˈmɛndi]; born 9 May 1991) is a Kosovan-Albanian former judoka and judo coach.[4]

Majlinda Kelmendi

PMM[1]

Personal information
Nationality	Kosovan Albanian[2][3]
Born	(1991-05-09) 9 May 1991 (age 31) Peć, SFR Yugoslavia (now Peja, Kosovo)
Occupation	Judoka
Years active	2009–2021[4]
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country	Kosovo
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–52 kg
Coached by	Driton Kuka
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2013, 2014)
European Champ.	(2014, 2016, 2017, 2019)
Olympic Games	(2016)
Medal record Women's judo Representing the  IJF World Championships 2014 Chelyabinsk –52 kg European Championships 2013 Budapest –52 kg Representing  Kosovo Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro –52 kg World Championships 2013 Rio de Janeiro –52 kg 2019 Tokyo –52 kg European Games 2019 Minsk –52 kg European Championships 2014 Montpellier –52 kg 2016 Kazan –52 kg 2017 Warsaw –52 kg World Masters 2013 Tyumen –52 kg 2021 Doha –52 kg IJF Grand Slam 2014 Paris –52 kg 2014 Abu Dhabi –52 kg 2015 Paris –52 kg 2016 Paris –52 kg 2017 Paris –52 kg 2019 Düsseldorf –52 kg 2019 Abu Dhabi –52 kg 2013 Paris –52 kg 2018 Abu Dhabi –52 kg 2015 Abu Dhabi –52 kg 2021 Tel Aviv –52 kg IJF Grand Prix 2010 Tunis –52 kg 2011 Abu Dhabi –52 kg 2012 Abu Dhabi –52 kg 2013 Düsseldorf –52 kg 2013 Samsun –52 kg 2014 Samsun –52 kg 2014 Budapest –52 kg 2016 Budapest –52 kg 2018 Tashkent –52 kg 2019 Tel Aviv –52 kg 2011 Düsseldorf –52 kg 2011 Amsterdam –52 kg European U23 Championships 2012 Prague –52 kg World Juniors Championships 2009 Paris –52 kg European Junior Championships 2009 Yerevan –52 kg 2010 Samokov –52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	11273
JudoInside.com	42942
Updated on 1 September 2022.

In 2014, Majlinda topped the IJF Women's Prestige World Ranking List.[5][6] On 7 August 2016, she became the first Kosovan athlete to win a medal at the Olympic Games when she claimed gold in the women's −52 kg category at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[7] She also represented Albania at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[8]

Early life

Majlinda Kelmendi was born on 9 May 1991 into a Kosovo Albanian family in the city of Peja, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, present-day Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1][9][10][2][3][11] She was the cousin (aunt's daughter) of the Swedish footballer of Kosovan descent Labinot Harbuzi.[12]

Career

In 2009, Kelmendi won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Paris.[13] In 2010, she came 5th at the World Junior Championships in Morocco[14] and finished 9th in the 52 kg category at the 2010 World Judo Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[15] She defeated Jaana Sundberg in the first round of the 2012 Olympics but then lost to Christianne Legentil in the second round.[16]

At the 2013 World Judo Championships, Kelmendi gave Kosovo its first ever judo world title as she beat Brazil's Erika Miranda in the −52 kg gold medal match in Rio de Janeiro. The 22-year-old – the first Kosovar judoka to win a medal at the championships since Kosovo's declaration of independence in 2008 – was not a shock winner as she came to Rio de Janeiro ranked number one in her category having won the prestigious Masters event.^{[citation needed]} Kelmendi retained the world title in 2014. She only lost twice in 2013 and had beaten everyone of note in her division.[17] She did not defend her title the following year due to injury.

In February 2016, she won the gold medal at Paris Grand Slam, making her third consecutive title after winning in 2014 and 2015.[18] Two months later, she earned a gold medal at the 2016 European Judo Championships in Kazan, Russia.[19] At the 2016 Summer Olympics she became the first ever Kosovan athlete to win a gold medal, or any medal at all, for Kosovo at an Olympic Games.[7] Controversy arose when reports emerged that she had declined to take an unscheduled doping control test in June in France; her trainer insists she is clean, and that she refused due to the tester having no authorisation from WADA.[20]

Due to the resistance of International Olympic Committee and the United Nations, Kelmendi was unable to represent Kosovo at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Also, IOC turned down Kelmendi's request to compete as an independent athlete. Kelmendi chose to represent Albania, as the vast majority of Kosovars are ethnic Albanians.

In October 2014, the International Olympic Committee provisionally recognised the Olympic Committee of Kosovo and gave it full membership on 9 December 2014.[21][22] Kosovo participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the country's first appearance at an Olympic event.[23] Kelmendi was Kosovo's flag bearer during the Parade of Nations of the opening ceremony in Rio.[24] Her gold medal in those games was Kosovo's first ever Olympic medal. She is also a citizen of Albania and has an Albanian passport.[2][3]

In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[25][26] A month later, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[27][28] She competed in the women's 52 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[29]

Statistics

Medals record

Source:[30]

Notes

References

External links

• Majlinda Kelmendi at the International Judo Federation
• Majlinda Kelmendi at JudoInside.com
• Majlinda Kelmendi at Olympics.com
• Majlinda Kelmendi at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Majlinda Kelmendi

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[it] Majlinda Kelmendi

Majlinda Kelmendi (Peć, 9 maggio 1991) è una judoka kosovara che in passato ha rappresentato anche l'Albania a livello olimpico[1][2][3], vincitrice di una medaglia d'oro alle olimpiadi, due titoli mondiali e quattro titoli europei, ultimo dei quali vinto ai Giochi Europei di Minsk 2019 (nel Judo quando si svolgono i Giochi Europei, questi sostituiscono l’edizione dei Campionati Europei dell’anno corrente, motivo per il quale durante la premiazione agli atleti vengono consegnate due medaglie, una per i Giochi e una per gli Europei).[4].

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[ru] Кельменди, Майлинда

Майлинда Кельменди (алб. Majlinda Kelmendi; род. 9 мая 1991[1], Печ[2]) — косовская дзюдоистка, олимпийская чемпионка 2016 года, победительница Европейских игр 2019 года, двукратная чемпионка мира (2013 и 2014), четырёхкратная чемпионка Европы (2014, 2016, 2017, 2019). Первая в истории Косово обладательница олимпийской награды. Имеет двойное гражданство (Косово и Албания).

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