Nora Gjakova

Nora Gjakova
Personal information
NationalityKosovar
Born (1992-08-17) 17 August 1992
Peja, FR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)
OccupationJudoka
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Military career
Allegiance Albania
BranchAlbanian Armed Forces
Years of service2021–
Rank Colonel
Sport
Country Kosovo
SportJudo
Weight class57 kg, 63 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2020)
World Champ. (2021)
European Champ. (2018)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Kosovo
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo57 kg
World Championships
2021 Budapest57 kg
European Games
2019 Minsk57 kg
2015 Baku57 kg
European Championships
2018 Tel Aviv57 kg
2016 Kazan57 kg
2017 Warsaw57 kg
2021 Lisbon57 kg
2023 Montpellier57 kg
European Championships Open
2023 Pristina57 kg
World Masters
2018 Guangzhou57 kg
2021 Doha57 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2018 Abu Dhabi57 kg
2021 Tbilisi57 kg
2023 Baku57 kg
2022 Abu Dhabi57 kg
2023 Tbilisi57 kg
2023 Astana57 kg
2024 Baku57 kg
2020 Paris57 kg
2022 Baku57 kg
2025 Paris63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2017 Antalya57 kg
2017 The Hague57 kg
2018 Tunis57 kg
2018 Antalya57 kg
2019 Tbilisi57 kg
2016 Tbilisi57 kg
2018 Tashkent57 kg
2019 Budapest57 kg
2012 Abu Dhabi57 kg
2013 Rijeka57 kg
2016 Havana57 kg
2020 Tel Aviv57 kg
European U23 Championships
2014 Wrocław57 kg
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona57 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF422
JudoInside.com52299
Updated on 2 February 2025

Nora Gjakova NK (Albanian pronunciation: [noˈɾa ɟaˈkova]; born 17 August 1992) is a Kosovo Albanian judoka. She won a gold medal in the women's 57 kg judo event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In August 2021, she was awarded the Honor of the Nation Decoration of Albania by the President of Albania.