Kosovo first appeared at the quadrennial Mediterranean Games event in 2018. Kosovo had declared independence from Serbia in 2008. The Olympic committee of Kosovo was recognised by the International Olympic Committee six years later in December 2014.
Since their first appearance at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Kosovo athletes won ten medals, in which of them, nine in judo and two medals in Boxing. Followed by an Gold Medal in Karate at the Mediterranean Games and two Silber Medals in Weightlifting at the 2026 Mediterranean Games.
As of 2026, Kosovan athletes have won a total of 19 medals. The country's ranking in the history of the Games is the 21st place respectively.
Kosovo's capital, Pristina, was confirmed as the host city for the 2030 Mediterranean Games by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games on 8 September 2023.
Overview By event
GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 1951–1991 Competed as part of Yugoslavia 1991–2005 Competed as part of Serbia and Montenegro 2009 Pescara Did not participate 2013 Mersin 2018 Tarragona 40 3 1 0 4 14 2022 Oran 38 3 0 3 6 16 2026 Taranto 163 2 3 4 9 15 2030 Prishtina Future Event Total 8 4 7 19 21
By sport SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Judo 6 2 6 14 Boxing 1 0 1 2 Karate 1 0 0 1 Weightlifting 0 2 0 2 Total 8 4 7 19
Athletes with most medals
The Kosovan athletes who won the most medals in the history of the Mediterranean Games is Judoka Distria Krasniqi, who won two Gold medals for Kosovo. The other Judokas in this list are Loriana Kuka and Akil Gjakova. Athlete Sport Games Total Distria Krasniqi 2022, 2018 2 0 0 2 Loriana Kuka 2022, 2018 1 1 0 2 Akil Gjakova 2022, 2018, 2026 1 0 2 3 Laura Fazliu 2022, 2026 1 1 0 2 Kianoush Rostami 2026 0 2 0 2 Flaka Loxha 2022, 2026 0 0 2 2 Notes: athletes in bold are still active.
List of medalists 2018 Mediterranean Games Medal Name Sport Event Date Distria Krasniqi Judo Women's 52 kg Nora Gjakova Judo Women's 57 kg Akil Gjakova Judo Men's 73 kg Loriana Kuka Judo Women's 78 kg
2022 Mediterranean Games
Medal Name Sport Event Date Distria Krasniqi Judo Women's 52 kg Laura Fazliu Judo Women's 63 kg Loriana Kuka Judo Women's 78 kg Flaka Loxha Judo Women's 57 kg Akil Gjakova Judo Men's 73 kg Shpejtim Bajoku Boxing Men's 63 kg
2026 Mediterranean Games +MedalNameSportEventDateDonjeta SadikuBoxingWomen's 60 kgAugust 27Islam SelmaniKarateMen's 60 kg SilverLaura FazliuJudoWomen's 63 kgAugust 29Kianoush RostamiWeightliftingMen's 95 kg - SnatchMen's 95 kg - Clean & Jerk BronzeFatjona KasapiJudoWomen's 52 kgAugust 28 BronzeAkil GjakovaJudoMen's 73 kgAugust 28 BronzeFlaka LoxhaJudoWomen's 57 kgAugust 28 BronzeShpati ZekajJudoMen's 100 kgAugust 29
Kosovan medalists at the mediterranean Games
There were plenty of ethnic Albanians who did participate for Yugoslavia coming from Kosovo who would win many medals at the Mediterranean Games. In Boxing several athletes of Albanian descent such as Mehmet Bogujevci being the first ever Gold Medalist from Kosovo at the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split, followed by Aziz Salihu who won the Gold medal At the 1987 Mediterranean Games, Agim Latifi also won Gold, followed by Fatmir Makolli who won silver in the same Edition. As well as Afrim Manjanci and Ilir Mustafa who were successful medal winners for Yugoslavia respectively. But the Kosovans were also successful by representing Albania in which Egzon Shala won bronze in the 96 Kg category in Wrestling for Albania at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Turkey.
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Boxing 3 2 3 8 Wrestling 0 0 1 1 Total 3 2 4 9
See also Kosovo at the Olympics Kosovo at the European Games Kosovo at the Jeux de la Francophonie Sport in Kosovo
References
External links Medals table per country and per Games at the official International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM) website