Distria Krasniqi

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.[2][3] In August 2021, she was awarded the Honor of the Nation Decoration of Albania by the President of Albania.[4]

Distria Krasniqi
NK
Personal information
NationalityKosovar
Born (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995
Peć, FR Yugoslavia
(now Peja, Kosovo)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Sport
Country Kosovo
SportJudo
Weight class–48 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ. (2019)
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
European Championships
2021 Lisbon –48 kg
2018 Tel Aviv–52 kg
2020 Prague –48 kg
World Masters
2018 Guangzhou –48 kg
2019 Qingdao –48 kg
2021 Doha –48 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2020 Paris –52 kg
2020 Hungary –48 kg
2018 Abu Dhabi –48 kg
2019 Paris –48 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
2016 Budapest –52 kg
2016 Zagreb –52 kg
2018 Tunis –52 kg
2019 Budapest –48 kg
2014 Düsseldorf –48 kg
2015 Zagreb –52 kg
2016 Samsun –52 kg
2018 Budapest –52 kg
2018 The Hague –48 kg
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona –52 kg
World Juniors Championships
2015 Abu Dhabi –52 kg
European U23 Championships
2016 Tel Aviv –52 kg
2017 Podgorica –52 kg
2012 Prague –52 kg
2013 Samokov –52 kg
European Junior Championships
2013 Sarajevo –52 kg
2015 Oberwart –52 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF7829
JudoInside.com75286
Updated on 9 November 2021.

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.[5]

In mid 2018, she later switched to the super lightweight category of 48 kilograms from 52kg event after missing out on qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics. As a result, she avoided her fellow Kosovan team mate 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.[6]

She won bronze medal in the 48kg category at the 2019 World Judo Championships.[7] 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.[8] In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[9][10]

She represented Kosovo at the 2020 Summer Olympics which also marked her debut appearance at the Olympics and claimed a gold medal in the women's 48kg event.[11][12][13]

References
  1. "Krasniqi Distria". tarragona2018.cat. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. Nandita Deodhar (2021-07-29). "Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi wins historic gold in Tokyo, marking the country's second-ever Olympic medal". GCP Awards Blog. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  3. "Judo KRASNIQI Distria - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  4. "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.
  5. Cowen, Thea (2021-02-06). "KRASNIQI CONTINUES TO CONQUER THE LIGHTWEIGHT CATEGORY". European Judo Union. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  6. "Judo in the time of Covid-19: Distria Krasniqi". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  7. 2019 World Judo Championships –48 kg results
  8. 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.
  9. "2021 Judo World Masters". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. 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.
  11. "Judo-Kosovo's Krasniqi wins first judo gold medal at Tokyo 2020". Reuters. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  12. "Naohisa Takato claims Japan's 1st Tokyo gold with judo win". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  13. "Judo KRASNIQI Distria - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
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