1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Albania)
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Albania took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the US metropolis of Atlanta with seven athletes, four women and three men, in seven competitions in five sports.
It was Albania's third participation in the Summer Olympics since 1972 .
Flag bearer
The track and field athlete Mirela Maniani-Tzelili carried the flag of Albania during the opening ceremony on July 19 at the Centennial Olympic Stadium .
Attendees
The youngest participant in Albania was the athlete Mirela Maniani-Tzelili at 19 years and 218 days, the oldest was the shooter Djana Mata at 35 years and 348 days.
Surname | Age | gender | sport | Result (s) |
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Vera Bitanji | 27 | Female | athletics | 12.82 m, 25th place in the triple jump qualification |
Mirela Maniani-Tzelili | 19th | Female | athletics | 55.64 m, 24th place in the javelin qualification |
Djana Mata | 35 | Female | shoot | 20th place with the sport pistol . 38th place with the air pistol |
Besnik Musa | 22nd | male | Cycling | Road racing |
Enkelejda Shehu | 27 | Female | shoot | 15th place with the sport pistol . 21st place with the air pistol |
Ilirjan Suli | 20th | male | Weightlifting | 14th place in the middleweight division |
Shkelqim Troplini | 29 | male | Wrestling | 18th place in the heavyweight freestyle |
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .
- Official report on the 1996 Summer Olympics. Part three. ( PDF file; 26.90 MB )