Albania at the 2023 European Games

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Albania at the 2023 European Games
IOC code	ALB
NOC	Albanian National Olympic Committee
Website	www.nocalbania.org.al
in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland 21 June – 2 July 2023
Competitors	40 in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Alvin Karaqi
Medals Ranked 37th	Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 2
European Games appearances (overview)
2015 2019 2023

Albania competed at the 2023 European Games, in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland, from 21 June to 2 July 2023.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
	Alvin Karaqi	Karate	Men's 84kg	23 June
	Luiza Gega	Athletics	Women's 3000 metres steeplechase	25 June

Competitors

Athletics

Albania is set to compete in the third division of the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships which is going to be held in Chorzów during the Games.^[2][3]

European Athletics Team Championships Third Division

Team	Event		Event points																			Total	Rank
			100m	200m	400m	800m	1500m	5000m	110m h*	400m h	3000m SC	4 × 100 m	4 × 400 m**	SP	JT	HT	DT	PV	HJ	TJ	LJ
Albania	Team Championships Third Division	Men	6	12	15	9	0	3	9	6	7	0	6	8	7	13	4	0	10	11	13	257	9
		Women	8	5	9	8	11	15	10	9	15	11		0	0	0	0	0	6	6	5

key: h: hurdles; SC; Steeplechase: SP; Shot put: JT: Javelin: HT: Hammer: DT: Discus: PV: Pole vault: HJ: High jump: TJ: Triple Jump: LJ: Long Jump

• Women compete at 100 metre hurdles, rather than 110 metre hurdles.
• 4 x 400 metres is held as a single mixed sex event

Individual events at the 2023 European Games

As a participant in the Team event, each nation automatically enters one athlete in each of the individual events.

Event	Male Athlete	Score	Division ranking	Overall ranking	Female athlete	Score	Division ranking	Overall ranking
100 m	Julian Vila	11.21	10	42	Elisa Myrtollari	12.34	8	40
200 m	Franko Burraj	21.19	4	24	Iljana Beqiri	25.70	8	43
400 m	Franko Burraj	46.30	1	19	Iljana Beqiri	57.60	7	37
800 m	Eraldo Qerama	1:54.19	7	37	Relaksa Dauti	2:15.21	8	38
1500 m	Bledar Mesi	Did Not Start			Redia Dauti	4:35.72	5	34
5000 m	Ilir Këllezi	17:22.79	13	44	Luiza Gega	15:32.39	1	5
110/100 m h	Milen Caco	15.48	7	38	Melisa Sina	15.09	6	36
400m h	Durjon Idrizaj	56.33	10	38	Uibi Ahmet	1:05.28	7	37
3000m SC	Bledar Mesi	10:36.99	9	40	Luiza Gega	9:17.31	1
4 × 100 m	Franko Burraj Muhamet Cangeli Durjon Idrizaj Julian Vila	Did Not Start			Joana Bitri Alesia Dauti Elisa Myrtollari Paola Shyle	48.22	5	27
4 × 400 m (mixed)	—				Zhuljeta Çejku Stivi Kereku Erkian Manci Livja Topi	3:36.79	10	42
Shot put	Azgan Zeka	14.72	8	40	No athlete
Javelin	Ingri Nelaj	48.56	9	40	No athlete
Hammer	Dorian Çollaku	57.89	3	29	No athlete
Discus	Admir Dizdari	38.79	12	43	No athlete
Pole vault	No athlete				No athlete
High jump	Milen Caco	1.75	6	38	Rexhina Berami	1.50	10	42
Triple Jump	Muhamet Cangeli	15.15	5	24	Joana Goli	10.95	10	43
Long Jump	Muhamet Cangeli	7.36	3	25	Figalia Gjati	4.95	11	44

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ardit Murja	Men's -57 kg	Vacula (MDA) W 3-2	Usturoi (BEL) L 0-5	Did Not Advance			9
Alban Beqiri	Men's -71 kg	Leburic (SLO) W 4-1	Trofimcuk (LTU) W 4-1	Terteryan (DEN) L 0-5	Did Not Advance		5
Redis Karaj	Men's -80 kg	Cavallaro (ITA) L 0-5	Did Not Advance				17
Gelian Rojku	Men's -92 kg	Okafor (GER) L 0-5	Did Not Advance				17

Fencing

Karate

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alvin Karaqi	Men's -84 kg	Garibović (CRO) W 2-0	Bąbos (POL) L 3-5	Mastrogiannis (GRE) W 1-0	2 Q	Martina (ITA) W 3-2	Timmermans (NED) W 3-2

Padel

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Fjoralb Curri Marco Montanaro	Men's Doubles	Neave/McKibbin (IRL) L 0-2	Did Not Advance				17

Shooting

Taekwondo

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Juirdo Cani	Men's -63kg	Baretta (ITA) L 1-2	Did Not Advance			9

Teqball

Athlete	Event	Group stage			Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Fransua Shabani	Men's singles	Bubniak (CZE) L 0-2	Marojevic (SRB) L 0-2	3	Did Not Advance

References