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Albania at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Albania at the; 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ALB
NOC	Albanian National Olympic Committee
Website	nocalbania.org.al (in Albanian)
in Beijing
Competitors	11 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Sahit Prizreni
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1972; 1976–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Albania sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China which was organised by the National Olympic Committee of Albania.

Albania competed with eleven athletes, seven of whom were men and four were women, competing in several sports such as athletics, and for the first time in judo. Other sports are swimming, weightlifting, wrestling, and shooting.^[1]

Although Albania didn't win any medals, it was an improvement on their performance at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Weightlifter Romela Begaj came the closest to the medal rankings as she finished 5th in the Women's 58 kg category, lifting 216 kg in total.^[2]

The Albanians also showed good performances outside weightlifting. Sahit Prizreni, the world wrestling bronze medalist from 2007 in Baku competing for the second time for Albania in the Summer Olympics,^[3] He advanced to the round of 16 in Men's freestyle 60 kg, where he lost to Bazar Bazarguruev from Kyrgyzstan.

Elis Guri made his debut at the Summer Olympics in wrestling in the Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg category. In the round of 16 he defeated the Olympic champion of 2004, Karam Gaber, after three matches. In the quarterfinals he faced Mirko Englich of Germany. Despite a first-match win, Guri lost the other two matches and didn't qualify to the semifinals.^[4] He finished in 7th place, the best result for Albania so far at this sport.

Athletics

Key

Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Dorian Çollaku	Hammer throw	70.98	28	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Klodiana Shala	400 m	54.84	7	Did not advance

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Edmond Topalli	Men's −81 kg	Bye	Neto (POR) L 0000–1001	Did not advance

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Lindita Kodra	10 m air pistol	370	40	Did not advance
Lindita Kodra	25 m pistol	570	35	Did not advance

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sidni Hoxha	50 m freestyle	24.56	63	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Rovena Marku	50 m freestyle	28.15	=58	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Gert Trasha	Men's −69 kg	~~136~~	DNF	—	—	—	DNF
Erkand Qerimaj	Men's −77 kg	154	12	187	13	341	13
Romela Begaj	Women's −58 kg	98	=3	118	7	216	5

Wrestling

Key

VT - Victory by Fall.
PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sahit Prizreni	−60 kg	Bye	Bazarguruev (KGZ) L 0–3 ^PO	Did not advance					15

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Elis Guri	−96 kg	Bye	Gaber (EGY) W 3–1 ^PP	Englich (GER) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	Bye	Han T-Y (KOR) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	7