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Egzon Shala

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Egzon Shala
Personal information
Full nameEgzon Shala
NationalityAlbanian
Kosovan
Born (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 33)
Suva Reka, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo)
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Representing  Albania
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mersin 96 kg
Mediterranean Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kanjiža 97 kg
Updated on 31 March 2021

Egzon Shala (born November 23, 1990) is a Kosovan-Albanian freestyle wrestler. Representing Albania, he earned a bronze medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. Representing Kosovo, he qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics from the 2019 World Wrestling Championships after he was promoted from 5th place as two athlete (Syrian Badzha Khutaba and Uzbek Khasanboy Rakhimov) were disqualified due to doping violations.[1]

Major results

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Year Tournament Venue Result Event
Representing  Albania
2011 World Championships Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 35th Freestyle 84 kg
2012 European Championships Serbia Belgrade, Serbia 21st Freestyle 84 kg
2013 European Championships Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia 5th Freestyle 96 kg
Mediterranean Games Turkey Mersin, Turkey 3rd Freestyle 96 kg
World Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary 10th Freestyle 96 kg
2014 European Championships Finland Vantaa, Finland 13th Freestyle 97 kg
Mediterranean Championships Serbia Kanjiža, Serbia 1st Freestyle 97 kg
World Championships Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 6th Freestyle 97 kg
2015 European Games Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 17th Freestyle 125 kg
World Championships United States Las Vegas, United States 24th Freestyle 97 kg
2016 European Championships Latvia Riga, Latvia 14th Freestyle 97 kg
2017 European Championships Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia 15th Freestyle 97 kg
Representing  Kosovo
2019 European Championships Romania Bucharest, Romania 7th Freestyle 125 kg
World Championships Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 5th Freestyle 125 kg
2021 European Championships Poland Warsaw, Poland 12th Freestyle 125 kg
Olympic Games Japan Tokyo, Japan 7th Freestyle 125 kg
2022 Mediterranean Games Algeria Oran, Algeria 9th Freestyle 125 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Trio of Olympic Licenses Reassigned After Anti-Doping Rules Violations". unitedworldwrestling.org. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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