Nora Gjakova
Nora Gjakova (Albanian pronunciation: [noˈɾa ɟaˈkova]; born 17 August 1992) is a Kosovan judoka. She received a gold medal after winning the women's 57-kg judo competition 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.
Life and career
She won 2 Continental Opens in 2015, in Tunis and Lisbon. Coached by Driton Kuka, Gjakova meanwhile won 11 World Cup medals.
On 21 April 2016, she earned a bronze medal at the 2016 European Judo Championships in Kazan, Russia.
In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. A few months later, she won the gold medal in women's 57 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Her brother Akil Gjakova is also a judoka.