Egzon Shala
{{short description|Kosovo-Albanian freestyle wrestler}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Egzon Shala
| image =
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| full_name = Egzon Shala
| nationality = Albanian
Kosovan
| sport = Wrestling
| event = Freestyle
| club =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1990|11|23}}
| birth_place = Suva Reka, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo)
| height = 192 cm
| weight = 100kg
| updated = 31 March 2021
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{ALB}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's Freestyle wrestling}}
{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2013 Mersin|96 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Kanjiža|97 kg}}
| show-medals = yes
}}
Egzon Shala (born November 23, 1990) is a Kosovan-Albanian freestyle wrestler. Representing Albania, he earned a bronze medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. Representing Kosovo, he qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics from the 2019 World Wrestling Championships after he was promoted from 5th place as two athlete (Syrian Badzha Khutaba and Uzbek Khasanboy Rakhimov) were disqualified due to doping violations.{{cite web|title=Trio of Olympic Licenses Reassigned After Anti-Doping Rules Violations|url=https://uww.org/article/trio-olympic-licenses-reassigned-after-anti-doping-rules-violations|publisher=unitedworldwrestling.org|date=19 February 2020|accessdate=31 March 2021}}
Major results
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!Year !Tournament !Venue !Result !Event |
colspan=5|Representing {{ALB}} |
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2011
|{{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul, Turkey | align="center" |35th |
2012
|{{flagicon|SRB}} Belgrade, Serbia | align="center" |21st |Freestyle 84 kg |
rowspan=3|2013
|{{flagicon|GEO}} Tbilisi, Georgia | align="center" |5th |
Mediterranean Games
|{{flagicon|TUR}} Mersin, Turkey | align="center" bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Freestyle 96 kg |
World Championships
|{{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest, Hungary | align="center" |10th |
rowspan=3|2014
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Vantaa, Finland | align="center" |13th |
Mediterranean Championships
|{{flagicon|SRB}} Kanjiža, Serbia | align="center" bgcolor=gold|1st |Freestyle 97 kg |
World Championships
|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent, Uzbekistan | align="center" |6th |
rowspan=2|2015
|{{flagicon|AZE}} Baku, Azerbaijan | align="center" |17th |
World Championships
|{{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, United States | align="center" |24th |
2016
|{{flagicon|LAT}} Riga, Latvia | align="center" |14th |
2017
|{{flagicon|SRB}} Novi Sad, Serbia | align="center" |15th |
colspan=5|Representing {{KOS}} |
rowspan=2|2019
|{{flagicon|ROU}} Bucharest, Romania | align="center" |7th |
World Championships
|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | align="center" |5th |
rowspan=2|2021
|{{flagicon|POL}} Warsaw, Poland | align="center" |12th |
Olympic Games
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan | align="center" |7th |
2022
|{{flagicon|ALG}} Oran, Algeria | align="center" |9th |
References
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External links
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Category:Albanian male sport wrestlers
Category:Kosovan male sport wrestlers
Category:Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games
Category:Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
Category:Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
Category:Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Albania
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling
Category:Mediterranean Games competitors for Kosovo
Category:Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic wrestlers for Kosovo
Category:21st-century Albanian sportsmen
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