Distria Krasniqi
NK
Personal information
NationalityKosovar
Born (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995
Peja,
(present Kosovo)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Military career
Allegiance Albania
Service/branchAlbanian Armed Forces
Years of service2021–[2]
Rank Colonel[3]
Sport
Country Kosovo
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍48 kg, ‍–‍52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2020)
World Champ.Bronze (2019, 2022)
European Champ.Gold (2021)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Kosovo
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tashkent ‍–‍52 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lisbon ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tel Aviv ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Prague ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia ‍–‍52 kg
European Championships Open
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Pristina ‍–‍57 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Qingdao ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doha ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2020 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2023 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Paris ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tbilisi ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2023 Baku ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Samsun ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Antalya ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 The Hague ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Antalya ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tashkent ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2019 Antalya ‍–‍48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Almada ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Budapest ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Zagreb ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tunis ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Zagreb ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Zagreb ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Samsun ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 The Hague ‍–‍48 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tel Aviv ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Podgorica ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Prague ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Samokov ‍–‍52 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍52 kg
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Sarajevo ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Oberwart ‍–‍52 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran ‍–‍52 kg
Jeux de la Francophonie
Gold medal – first place 2017 Abidjan ‍–‍52 kg
Profile at external databases
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Updated on 18 December 2023.

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]

Life and career

Krasniqi 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, Krasniqi 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]

Krasniqi 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]

Krasniqi 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]

Krasniqi 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]

In 2023, Krasniqi lost her bronze medal match in the women's 52 kg event at the World Judo Championships held in Doha, Qatar.

References

  1. ↑ "Krasniqi Distria". tarragona2018.cat. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Vendime të miratuara në mbledhjen e Këshillit të Ministrave, datë 18 Shtator 2021" [Decisions approved at the meeting of the Council of Ministers, dated 18 September 2021] (in Albanian). Prime Minister's Office (Albania). 18 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Triumfi historik i Luiza Gegës si pasqyrë e mexhelisit tonë social-politik" [The historic triumph of Luiza Gega as a reflection of our social-political mexelis] (in Albanian). Prime Minister's Office (Albania). 25 August 2022. Sportistët e punësuar aktualisht pranë Ministrisë së Mbrojtjes, që do të përfitojnë nga ky ligj gradën e kolonelit janë: 1. Luiza GEGA – "Kolonel", 2. Briken CALJA – "Kolonel", 3. Nora GJAKOVA – "Kolonel", 4. Distria KRASNIQI – "Kolonel"
  4. ↑ Nandita Deodhar (29 July 2021). "Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi wins historic gold in Tokyo, marking the country's second-ever Olympic medal". GCP Awards Blog. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Judo KRASNIQI Distria". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Presidenti Meta vlerëson me Dekoratën 'Nderi i Kombit' xhudistet kosovare D'Istria Krasniqi dhe Nora Gjakova si dhe trajnerin e tyre, Driton Kuka: Shembuj frymëzimi për sportistet e reja, që lartësuan krenarinë kombëtare!" (in Albanian). President of Albania. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Cowen, Thea (6 February 2021). "KRASNIQI CONTINUES TO CONQUER THE LIGHTWEIGHT CATEGORY". European Judo Union. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Judo in the time of Covid-19: Distria Krasniqi". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  9. ↑ 2019 World Judo Championships –48 kg results
  10. ↑ Browne, Ken (19 November 2020). "Giuffrida and Safarov shine on Day 1 of the 2020 judo European Championships". Olympic Channel. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  12. ↑ Gillen, Nancy (11 January 2021). "Olympic silver medallist An wins under-66kg contest at IJF World Judo Masters". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Judo-Kosovo's Krasniqi wins first judo gold medal at Tokyo 2020". Reuters. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "Naohisa Takato claims Japan's 1st Tokyo gold with judo win". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Judo KRASNIQI Distria". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  16. ↑ Houston, Michael (19 December 2021). "Krasniqi and Shavdatuashvili win top prizes at 2021 Judo Awards". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  17. ↑ Lloyd, Owen (5 February 2022). "Japan claims four gold medals on Judo Paris Grand Slam opening day". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  18. ↑ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

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