Akil Gjakova (born 4 January 1996) is a Kosovan

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. He is a gold medalist at the

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and the

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Career

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

2018 Mediterranean Games The 2018 Mediterranean Games ( es, Juegos Mediterráneos de 2018), officially known as the XVIII Mediterranean Games ( es, XVIII Juegos Mediterráneos) and commonly known as Tarragona 2018, was an international multi-sport event held from 22 Jun ...

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

held in Lisbon, Portugal. He represented Kosovo at the

2015 European Games The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic ...

in Baku, Azerbaijan and the

2019 European Games , translation: Time for bright victories! , nations participating = 50 , athletes participating = 4,082 , events = 200 in 15 sports , opening ceremony = 21 June , closing ceremony = 30 June , officially opened ...

in Minsk, Belarus.

Personal life

His sister Nora Gjakova is also a judoka.

Achievements

References

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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 Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Competitors 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 Olympic judoka of Kosovo {{Kosovo-sport-bio-stub