Akil Gjakova Judoka
Akil Gjakova
Akil Gjakova
Country: Kosovo | Born: 4 January 1996 (28 years)
Kosovo judoka Akil Gjakova became European Champion in 2021 as first Kosovan man ever. Akil was flagbearer at the 2020 Olympic Games for Kosovo and finished seventh and fifth in Paris. Akil won the Grand Slam in Paris in 2018 and Grand Prix gold in Zagreb in 2018 and Budapest in 2019. Gjakova became European Cadet Champion U18 in 2013. He bagged World Tour medals in Tunis, AbuDhabi and The Hague. Akil took a silver medal at European U23 Championships in 2017 but won the title in Gyor in 2018. He bagged a silver medal at the Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi in 2023 and bronze at GS Paris in 2024.
Competitions - Medal overview
Event
 
Continental Championships 2 0 1
IJF World Tour: Masters/Grand Slam/Grand Prix 3 4 1
World Cups/Continental Open 0 0 1
Continental Championships U23 1 1 1
Continental Championships Cadets 1 0 0
European Cup Seniors 0 0 1
European Cup Cadets 0 0 1
International Tournaments 3 2 2
Event Continental Championships
Event IJF World Tour: Masters/Grand Slam/Grand Prix
Event World Cups/Continental Open
Event Continental Championships U23
Event Continental Championships Cadets
Event European Cup Seniors
Event European Cup Cadets
Event International Tournaments