Laura Fazliu (born 28 September 2000)[2] is a Kosovan judoka. She won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[3] She won the silver medal in the women's 63 kg event at the 2022 European Judo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[4] She won the gold medal in the women's 63 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[2][5]

Laura Fazliu
Personal information
Born (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 (age 24)
Mitrovicë, FR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)[1]
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryKosovo
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍63 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2024)
World Champ.Bronze (2024)
European Champ.Silver (2022)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Kosovo
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris ‍–‍63 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍63 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Montpellier ‍–‍63 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Jerusalem ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tbilisi ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tel Aviv ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Astana ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Zagreb ‍–‍63 kg
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sarajevo ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Poreč ‍–‍63 kg
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Marrakesh ‍–‍63 kg
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Poreč ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Vantaa ‍–‍63 kg
European Cadet Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kaunas ‍–‍63 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran ‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF26182
JudoInside.com107242
Updated on 30 July 2024

Fazliu lost her bronze medal match in the women's 63 kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.

In 2021, Fazliu lost her bronze medal match in the women's 63 kg event at the European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal. She also competed in the women's 63 kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.

In July 2024, Fazliu won the bronze medal match in the women's 63 kg event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games held in Paris, France, after defeating Croatian competitor Katarina Krišto.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "LE VOYAGE TO PARIS 2024: LAURA FAZLIU (KOS)". European Judo Union. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (30 July 2024). "Judo: Nagase defends title, Leski stuns Olympic champion". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ Brennan, Eliott (30 April 2022). "Unseeded Howell claims Britain's second gold of European Judo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. ^ Crowley, Jo (2 July 2022). "Mediterranean Games 2022 - Day Two". IJF. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. ^ Fazliu, Laura (30 July 2024). "FAZLIU Laura". Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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