Arbnor Bajra (born 19 August 1992 in Gjilan, Kosovo) is a Belgian-Kosovar taekwondo athlete.[1][2][3]
 Arbnor Bajra in Dutch Open 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | Arbnor Bajra | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Kosovo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Kosovo  Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1992 (age 32) Gjilan, Kosovo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 38th World Ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arbnor Bajra is a part of the Kosovo Olympic taekwondo[4] team and is competing to qualify for the next Olympic Games in Paris 2024.
Career
editArbnor was three times Belgian senior champion.[5]
In 2021, Arbnor choose to fight for Kosovo and in 2022 he competed in a new weight category at lightweight (-74 kg), in which he became ranked 38th in the world.[6]
At the 2022 European Championships, he won his first fight against Amer Abdullah from Denmark before losing in the round of 32 against Nedžad Husić from Bosnia, who finnieshed as the silver medallist.[7][8][9]
That same year, he qualified for the World Championships during which he won his first round against Sri Lankan Dewayal Delara by disqualification and then lost against Muhammed Emin Yıldız from Turkey in the round of 32 over three rounds.[10]
He qualified for the 2023 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaidjan.[11]
Results
editWorld Championships
edit- 17th place at the 2022 World Championships in -74 kg.[12]
European Championships
edit- 9th place at the 2022 European Championships in -74 kg.[13]
National championships
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Gold medal at the Belgian Championship 2015 in -68 kg.[5]- Gold medal at the 2016 Belgian Championship in -68 kg.[5]
- Gold medal at the 2018 Belgian Championship in -74 kg.[5]
- Gold medal and best competitor at the Kosovo Championship 2021 in -74 kg.
Opens International
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Bronze medal at the Croatian Open.[2]- Bronze medal at the Dutch Open.[2]
Notes and references
edit- ^ RTKLive. "Miremengjesi Kosove". RTKLive. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ a b c "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "Arbnor Bajra (Taekwondo) : Palmarès et résultats". www.les-sports.info. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ Kosovës, Komiteti Olimpik i. "Arbnor Bajra, i nënti në Kampionatin Evropian "Manchester 2022"". Komiteti Olimpik i Kosovës. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ a b c d "Bajra Arbnor". ranking.abft.be. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "The SC Platform". www.simplycompete.com. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ Mera, B. (2022-05-25). "Suksesin më të madh e arriti Arbnor Bajra". Gazetari.al - Portal Informativ, Politike, Lajme, Aktualitet, Kronike, Analize, Dossier, Sport (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ Arapi, Elis (2022-05-25). "Suksesin më të madh e arriti Arbnor Bajra". Portali Abc24.aL (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "Kombëtarja e Kosovës, në Manchester të Britanisë së Madhe". Albinfo. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "World Taekwondo". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "The SC Platform". www.simplycompete.com. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "Arbnor Bajra (Taekwondo) : Palmarès et résultats". www.les-sports.info. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "Suksesin më të madh e arriti Arbnor Bajra". Bota Sot. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
External links
edit- Arbnor Bajra at TaekwondoData.com
