Akil Gjakova (born 4 January 1996) is a

Kosovo Albanian The Albanians of Kosovo (, ), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars (), constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo. Kosovo Albanians belong to the ethnic Albanian sub-group of Ghegs, who inhabit the north of ...

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. He is a gold medalist at the

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fi ...

and the

2021 European Judo Championships The 2021 European Judo Championships was held in Lisbon, Portugal from 16 to 18 April 2021. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating nations A total of 359 competitors from 45 nations participated. Referenc ...

Career

He won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the

2018 Mediterranean Games The 2018 Mediterranean Games (, ), officially known as the XVIII Mediterranean Games (, ) and commonly known as Tarragona 2018, was an international multi-sport event held from 22 June to 1 July 2018 in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Tarragona was ...

held in Tarragona, Spain. In 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's 73 kg event at the

European Judo Championships The European Judo Championships is the Judo European Championship organized by the European Judo Union. The 2015 European Judo Championships, 2015 and 2019 European Judo Championships, 2019 editions were held during the respective European Games. ...

held in Lisbon, Portugal. He represented Kosovo at the

2015 European Games The 1st European Games (), also known as the 2015 European Games or Baku 2015 (), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Europe ...

in Baku, Azerbaijan and the

2019 European Games The 2nd European Games 2019 (, ''Jeŭrapiejskija huĺni 2019''; , ''Yevropeyskiye igry 2019''), also known as the 2019 European Games or Minsk 2019 (; ), were held in Minsk, Belarus, from 21 June to 30 June 2019. The games featured 200 events in ...

in Minsk, Belarus.

Personal life

His sister Nora Gjakova is also a judoka and the

2020 Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

gold medalist in the women's 57 kg judo event

Achievements

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* * * * Living people 1996 births Sportspeople from Peja Kosovan male judoka Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Kosovo Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Kosovo Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Judoka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games European Games competitors for Kosovo Judoka at the 2015 European Games Judoka at the 2019 European Games Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Kosovo {{Kosovo-sport-bio-stub