Team Kosovo - Profile

@ PYEONGCHANG 2018
Making its Olympic Winter Games debut, Kosovo was represented by one male athlete, Alpine skier Albin Tahiri. A dentist by profession, and born to an Albanian-Kosovo father and Slovenian mother, he competed in all five Alpine skiing events, with a best finish of 37th in the super combined.

PYEONGCHANG 2018 FLAGBEARERS
Opening Ceremony: Albin Tahiri (ALP)
Closing Ceremony: Albin Tahiri (ALP)

OLYMPIC GAMES HISTORY
Kosovo made its Olympic debut at Rio 2016 with eight competitors in five sports.

Jukoka Majlinda Kelmendi, who represented Albania at London 2012, claimed the nation's first Olympic medal at Rio 2016, after winning gold in the women's 52kg against Odette Giuffrida (ITA). Kosovo won another two judo gold medals at Tokyo 2020 with Distria Krasniqi (women's 48kg) and Nora Gjakova (women's 57kg).

MILESTONES

First Competitor, Male: Albin Tahiri (13 February 2018) - 2018 - Alpine Skiing (Super Combined) - 37th

Youngest Competitor, Male: Albin Tahiri (28y-363d) - 2018 - Alpine Skiing (Super Combined) - 37th

Oldest Competitor, Male: Albin Tahiri (29y-007d) - 2018 - Alpine Skiing (Slalom) - 39th

https://www.noc-kosovo.org/