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Albania at the Olympics

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Albania at the
Olympics
IOC codeALB
NOCAlbanian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nocalbania.org.al  (in Albanian)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Albania at the Olympics is a history which began in 1972.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Albania is ALB.[1]

History

The Albanian team did not take part in the next games between 1976 and 1988. They returned for the 1992 games in Barcelona. They have took part in all Olympic Games since then. They first took part in the Winter Olympic Games in 2006.[2]

Albania usually takes part in events that have swimming, athletics, weightlifting, shooting and wrestling. Albania first won an an Olympic medal at the 2024 Olympics. They first competed at the 1972 Olympics in weightlifting (gold, Ymer Pampuri).

Statistics

Albania at the Summer Olympic Games

Games Athletes Athletes by sport
Athletics Cycling Judo Shooting Swimming Weightlifting Wrestling
West Germany Munich 1972 5 - - - 4 - 1 -
Canada Montreal 1976 did not take part
Soviet Union Moscow 1980 did not take part
South Korea Seoul 1988 did not take part
Spain Barcelona 1992 7 1 - - 2 1 3 -
United States Atlanta 1996 7 2 1 - 2 - 1 1
Australia Sydney 2000 4 2 - - 1 - 1 -
Greece Athens 2004 7 2 - - - 2 2 1
China Beijing 2008 11 2 - 1 1 2 3 2

Albania at the Winter Olympic Games

Games Athletes Athletes by sport
Alpine Skiing
Italy Turin 2006 1 1
Canada Vancouver 2010 1 1

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120212112626/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1964/or1964v2pt1.pdf Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]]; retrieved 2012-8-16.
  2. History of Albania in the Olympic Games Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine.

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