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Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

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, China

China

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which was organised by the National Olympic Committee of Albania.

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dorian Çollaku	Hammer throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw -Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 78.00 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-External links:...	70.98	28	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Klodiana Shala Klodiana Shala Klodiana Shala is one of Albania's most popular athletes. She is a track and field athlete, and competes in the 200m and 400m sprints, where her best times are 24.34s and 53.87s, respectively. She was the bearer of the Flag of Albania in the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics...	400 m	54.84	46	Did not advance

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Repechage Final	Bronze Medal Contest
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Edmond Topalli	−81 kg	Bye	L 1001/0000₁	Did not advance

Shooting

Women

Athlete	Events	Qualification		Final		Rank
Athlete	Events	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Rank
Lindita Kodra Lindita Kodra Lindita Kodra is an Albanian shooter who represented her country in the 10m air pistol and 25m pistol events at the 2008 Summer Olympics....	10 m air pistol	370	40	Did not advance		40
	25 m pistol	570	35	Did not advance		35

Swimming

Athletes	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athletes	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sidni Hoxha Sidni Hoxha Sidni Hoxha is an Albanian swimmer who participated for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle. He swam in the placed second in his heat with a time of 24.56 seconds, but did not reach the semifinal with this result, finishing with the 64th-fastest time in the...	Men's 50 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	24.56	63	Did not advance
Rovena Marku Rovena Marku Rovena Marku is an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Albania, who represented her native country at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics....	Women's 50 m freestyle	28.15	=58	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Athletes	Events	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athletes	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Romela Begaj Romela Begaj Romela Begaj is a female Albanian weightlifter, who represented Albania at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships where she took home the silver medal. She also represented Albania at 2008 Olympic Games in China where she got the 6th position overall.2008 olympics games in Beijing-External...	Women's -58 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 58 kg The women's 58 kg weightlifting event was the third women's event at the weightlifting competition, with competitors limited to a maximum of 58 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 11, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	98	=3	118	7	216	6
Gert Trasha	Men's -69 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg The men's 69 kg weightlifting event was the third lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 69 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place between August 11 and 12 and was divided in three parts due to the large amount of competitors...	~~136~~	–	Did not finish
Erkand Qerimaj Erkand Qerimaj Erkand Qerimaj is an Albanian weightlifter. His personal best is 345 kg.At the 2008 European Championships he ranked 4th in the 77 kg category, with a total of 345 kg....	Men's -77 kg Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 77 kg The men's 77 kg weightlifting event was the fourth lightest men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 77 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 13, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...	154	12	187	13	341	13

Wrestling

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification	1/8 Final	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Round 2	Bronze Medal Bout
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Elis Guri Elis Guri Elis Guri is an Albanian male wrestler who competes internationally for Bulgaria.-External links:* *...	Greco-Roman −96 kg	Bye	W 4-2, 2-1, 1-1	L 1-1, 6-0, 1-1	Did not advance			L 1-1, 1-1, 3-1	Did not advance
Sahit Prizreni Sahit Prizreni Sahit Prizreni is a male freestyle wrestler from Albania. He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics...	Freestyle −60 kg	Bye	L 1-0, 2-0	Did not advance

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