Albania at the Olympics

Albania at the Olympics is a history which began in 1972.

Albania at the
Olympics
IOC codeALB
NOCAlbanian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nocalbania.org.al  (in Albanian)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer appearances
  • 1972
  • 1976–1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2022

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Albania is ALB.[1]

History

The Albanian team did not take part in the next games between 1976 and 1988. They returned for the 1992 games in Barcelona. They have took part in all Olympic Games since then. They first took part in the Winter Olympic Games in 2006.[2]

Albania usually takes part in events that have swimming, athletics, weightlifting, shooting and wrestling. Albania has won an Olympic medal at the 1972 Olympics in weightlifting (gold, Ymer Pampuri).

Statistics

Albania at the Summer Olympic Games
Games Athletes Athletes by sport
Athletics Cycling Judo Shooting Swimming Weightlifting Wrestling
West Germany Munich 19725---4-1-
Canada Montreal 1976 did not take part
Soviet Union Moscow 1980 did not take part
South Korea Seoul 1988 did not take part
Spain Barcelona 199271--213-
United States Atlanta 1996721-2-11
Australia Sydney 200042--1-1-
Greece Athens 200472---221
China Beijing 2008112-11232

Albania at the Winter Olympic Games
Games Athletes Athletes by sport
Alpine Skiing
Italy Turin 200611
Canada Vancouver 201011

References
  1. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-16.
  2. History of Albania in the Olympic Games Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine.

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