Izmir Smajlaj

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Izmir Smajlaj athletics
nation AlbaniaAlbania Albania
birthday March 29, 1993
place of birth Shkodra , Albania
Career
discipline Long jump , triple jump
Best performance 8.08 m, 16.3 m
society Vllaznia Shkodra
Medal table
EM 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
EAA logo European Indoor Championships
gold 2017 Belgrade Long jump
European Olympic Committee logo European Games
silver 2015 Baku Long jump
last change: March 5, 2017

Izmir Smajlaj (born March 29, 1993 in Shkodra , Albania ) is an Albanian athlete who specializes in long jump and triple jump .

At the European Indoor Championships 2017 in Belgrade , Smajlaj was European champion in the long jump. With 8.08 m he reached a new national record. The Swede Michel Tornéus jumped the same distance in second, but had one more failed attempt. The Ukrainian Serhij Nykyforow came in third with 8.07 m. It was Albania's first European title in athletics.

Previously, he had only managed to take part in the finals at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam , where he finished ninth, and at the 2015 European Games in Baku . In the latter, he won silver. In other major tournaments he only reached the qualifying rounds.

Major competitions

Starts for AlbaniaAlbaniaAlbania 
2012 Junior World Championships SpainSpain Barcelona - Long jump no result
2013 World championships RussiaRussia Moscow 24. (Q) Long jump 7.55 m
2014 European championships SwitzerlandSwitzerland Zurich 22. (Q) Long jump 7.56 m
2015 European Games AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Baku 2. Long jump 7.52 m
2016 European championships NetherlandsNetherlands Amsterdam 9. Long jump 7.75 m
Olympic games BrazilBrazil Rio de Janeiro 22. (Q) Long jump 7.72 m
2017 European Indoor Championships SerbiaSerbia Belgrade 1. Long jump 8.08 m
2018 Balkan Indoor Championships TurkeyTurkey Istanbul 1. Long jump 7.80 m
Mediterranean Games SpainSpain Tarragona 4th Long jump 7.85 m
European championships GermanyGermany Berlin 10. Long jump 7.83 m

Personal best

All the best performances are Albanian records

Outdoor competitions

  • Long jump: 8.03 m (Elbasan 2016)
  • Triple jump: 16.30 m (Elbasan 2016)

Hall

  • Long jump: 8.08 m (Belgrade 2017)

In June 2014, Izmir Smajlaj broke Admir Bregu's national long jump record from 2008 with 7.78 m. His new national record of 16.30 m in the triple jump improved a 30-year record set by Artan Duka in 1986.

Remarks

  1. ↑ The European Games were also the 3rd league of the 2015 European Team Championship

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Buletini 2016. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Albanian Athletics Federation, 2016, archived from the original on March 5, 2017 ; Retrieved March 5, 2017 (Albanian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / aaf.al
  2. ↑ Ekipi Olimpik Shqiptar pjesemarres ne "Rio 2016". In: National Albanian Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 5, 2017 (Albanian).
  3. ↑ a b Maslak, Smajlaj and Bukowiecki lead the history charge. In: Belgrade 2017. March 4, 2017, accessed March 5, 2017 (English).
  4. ↑ Smajlaj Kampion Europe, Fiton në kërcim së në gjati Beograd. In: Top Channel . March 4, 2017, Retrieved September 24, 2019 (Albanian).
  5. ↑ Record Kombëtare. (PDF) Albanian Athletics Federation, 2013, accessed March 5, 2017 (Albanian).
  6. ↑ Record Kombëtare. (PDF) Albanian Athletics Federation, 2014, accessed March 5, 2017 (Albanian).


personal data
SURNAME Smajlaj, Izmir
BRIEF DESCRIPTION albanian athlete
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH Shkodra , Albania