Distria Krasniqi (; born 10 December 1995) is a Kosovar

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. She received a gold medal in the women's 48-kg judo competition at the

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. In August 2021, she was awarded the Honor of the Nation Decoration of

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Life and career

Krasniqi took up the sport at the age of seven and was encouraged by her brother with whom she practiced the sport. In mid 2018, Krasniqi later switched to the super lightweight category of 48 kilograms from 52 kg event after missing out on qualifying for the

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. As a result, she avoided her fellow Kosovan teammate and 2016 Olympic champion

Majlinda Kelmendi Majlinda Kelmendi (; born 9 May 1991) is a Kosovan-Albanian former judoka and judo coach. In 2014, Majlinda topped the IJF Women's Prestige World Ranking List. On 7 August 2016, she became the first Kosovan athlete to win a medal at the Olymp ...

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. Krasniqi won bronze medal in the 48 kg category at the

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. In 2020, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 48 kg event at the

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held in Prague, Czech Republic. In 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the

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held in Doha, Qatar. Krasniqi represented Kosovo at the

held in Tokyo, Japan which also marked her debut appearance at the Olympics and claimed a gold medal in the women's 48kg event. She won the Female Athlete of the Year award at the 2021 Judo Awards. Krasniqi won the silver medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France. She won the gold medal in the women's 52 kg event at the

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held in Oran, Algeria. In 2023, Krasniqi lost her bronze medal match in the women's 52kg event at the

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held in Doha, Qatar.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krasniqi, Distria 1995 births European Games competitors for Kosovo Judoka at the 2015 European Games Judoka at the 2019 European Games Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Kosovan female judoka Kosovo Albanians Living people Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Kosovo Mediterranean Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Olympic judoka for Kosovo Olympic gold medalists for Kosovo Sportspeople from Peja Olympic medalists in judo