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Albania at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Albania at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeALB
NOCAlbanian National Olympic Committee
Websitenocalbania.org.al  (in Albanian)
in Atlanta
Competitors7 (3 men and 4 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Mirela Manjani
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Albania was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the Albanian National Olympic Committee.

In total, seven athletes including three men and four women represented Albania in five different sports including athletics, cycling, shooting, weightlifting and wrestling.

Competitors

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In total, seven athletes represented Albania at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across five different sports.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletic 0 2 2
Cycling 1 0 1
Shooting 0 2 2
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Wrestling 1 0 1
Total 3 4 7

Athletics

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Further information: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Two Albanian athletes participated in the athletics events – Mirela Maniani competed in the women's javelin throw and Vera Bitanji competed in the women's triple jump.[1]

Qualifying for the women's javelin throw took place on 26 July 1996. Maniani contested qualifying group A. Her first two attempts resulted in fouls but, on her third attempt, she threw 55.64 m. She did not advance to the final and finished 24th overall.[2]

Qualifying for the women's triple jump took place on 29 July 1996. Bitanji contested qualifying group A. Her first attempt was 12.55 m before she extended that to 12.82 m with her second jump which was her farthest in qualifying after a foul on her third attempt. She did not advance to the final and finished 25th overall.[3]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Mirela Maniani javelin throw 55.64 24 Did not advance
Vera Bitanji triple jump 12.82 25 Did not advance

Cycling

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Further information: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

One Albanian athlete participated in the cycling events – Besnik Musaj competed in the men's road race.[1]

The men's road race took place on 31 July 1996. Musaj did not finish.[4]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Besnik Musaj Men's road race - DNF

Shooting

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Further information: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Two Albanian athletes participated in the shooting events – Djana Mata and Enkelejda Shehu who both competed in the women's 10 m air pistol and the women's 25 m pistol.[1]

The women's 10 m air pistol took place on 21 July 1996. In the preliminary round, Shehu shot a combined score of 377 across the four rounds and Mata shot a combined score of 363. Neither advanced to the final. Shehu finished joint-21st and Mata finished 38th overall.[5]

The women's 25 m pistol took place on 26 July 1996. In the preliminary round, Shehu shot a combined score of 576 across the two rounds and Mata shot a combined score of 575. Neither advanced to the final. Shehu finished joint-15th and Mata finished 20th overall.[6]

Women
Athlete Events Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Djana Mata 10m air pistol 363 38 Did not advance
25m pistol 575 20 Did not advance
Enkelejda Shehu 10m air pistol 377 21 Did not advance
25m pistol 576 15 Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Further information: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

One Albanian athlete participated in the weightlifting events – Ilirjan Suli competed in the men's 76 kg.[1]

The men's 76 kg took place on 24 July 1996. Suli lifted 147.5 kg (snatch)[7] and 175 kg (clean and jerk)[8] for a combined score of 322.5 kg which placed him 14th in the overall rankings.[9]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Ilirjan Suli 76 kg 147.5 =14 175 =15 322.5 14

Wrestling

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Further information: Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

One Albanian athlete participated in the wrestling events – Shkëlqim Troplini competed in the men's freestyle −100 kg.[1]

The men's freestyle −100 kg took place on 30–31 July 1996. Troplini lost his first round match against Oleg Ladik of Canada by fall. He then lost his classification round two match by grand superiority to Davud Magomedov of Azerbaijan.[10]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Shkëlqim Troplini freestyle −100 kg  Ladik (CAN)
L Fall 		 Magomedov (AZE)
L 0-10 		Did not advance 18

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Albania at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  2. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, Javelin Throw, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  3. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, Triple Jump, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, Road Race, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  5. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, Air Pistol, 10 meters, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, Sporting Pistol, 25 meters, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  7. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, Middleweight (≤76 kilograms), Men — Snatch". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  8. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, Middleweight (≤76 kilograms), Men — Clean & Jerk". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  9. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, Middleweight (≤76 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  10. ^ "1996 Summer Olympics, Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.