Kosovo at the Mediterranean Games
Sporting event delegation
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Kosovo first appeared at the quadrennial Mediterranean Games event in 2018. Kosovo had declared independence from Serbia in 2008. The Olympic committee of Kosovo was recognised by the International Olympic Committee six years later in December 2014.
| Kosovo at the Mediterranean Games | |
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| IOC code | KOS |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Kosovo |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Mediterranean Games appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Yugoslavia (1951–1991) Serbia and Montenegro (1997–2005) Serbia (2009–pres.) | |
Since their first appearance at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Kosovo athletes won ten medals, in which of them, nine in judo and one bronze medal in Boxing.[1]
As of 2022, Kosovan athletes have won a total of 10 medals. The country's ranking in the history of the Games is the 21st place respectively.[2][3]
Kosovo's capital, Pristina, was confirmed as the host city for the 2030 Mediterranean Games by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games on 8 September 2023.[4][5]
Overview
By event
Host country
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–1991 | Competed as part of Yugoslavia | |||||
| 1991–2005 | Competed as part of Serbia and Montenegro | |||||
 2009 Pescara | Did not participate | |||||
 2013 Mersin | ||||||
 2018 Tarragona | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
 2022 Oran | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 2026 Taranto | Future Event | |||||
 2030 Prishtina | Future Event | |||||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | |
By sport
Athletes with most medals
The Kosovan athletes who won the most medals in the history of the Mediterranean Games is Judoka Distria Krasniqi, who won two Gold medals for Kosovo.[6] The other Judokas in this list are Loriana Kuka and Akil Gjakova.[7]
| Athlete | Sport | Games |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distria Krasniqi |  Judo |
2022, 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Loriana Kuka | Judo |
2022, 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Akil Gjakova | Judo |
2022, 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Notes: athletes in bold are still active.
List of medalists
2018 Mediterranean Games
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Distria Krasniqi | Judo | Women's 52 kg | June 27 |
| Gold | Nora Gjakova | Judo | Women's 57 kg | June 27 |
| Gold | Akil Gjakova | Judo | Men's 73 kg | June 28 |
 Silver | Loriana Kuka | Judo | Women's 78 kg | June 29 |
2022 Mediterranean Games
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Distria Krasniqi | Judo | Women's 52 kg | 29 June |
| Gold | Laura Fazliu | Judo | Women's 63 kg | 30 June |
| Gold | Loriana Kuka | Judo | Women's 78 kg | 1 July |
 Bronze | Flaka Loxha | Judo | Women's 57 kg | 29 June |
| Bronze | Akil Gjakova | Judo | Men's 73 kg | 30 June |
| Bronze | Shpejtim Bajoku | Boxing | Men's 63 kg | 30 June |
Kosovan medalists at the mediterranean Games
There were plenty of Albanians who did participate for Yugoslavia coming from Kosovo who would win many medals at the Mediterranean Games. In Boxing several athletes of Albanian descent such as Mehmet Bogujevci being the first ever Gold Medalist from Kosovo at the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split, followed by Aziz Salihu who won the Gold medal At the 1987 Mediterranean Games, Agim Latifi also won Gold, followed by Fatmir Makolli who won silver in the same Edition. As well as Afrim Manjanci and Ilir Mustafa who were successful medal winners for Yugoslavia respectively.[8] But the Kosovans were also successful by representing Albania in which Egzon Shala won bronze in the 96 Kg category in Wrestling for Albania at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Turkey.[9][10]