Sahit Prizreni
Sahit Prizreni (born 23 February 1983) is an Albanian-Australian former freestyle wrestler who is the current president of the Albanian Wrestling Federation from 6 December 2020.[1]
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| President of Albanian Wrestling Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 6 December 2020[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Martin Biba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 February 1983 Kukës, Albania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1992–2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Albania (1992–2012).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (2015–2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 60–65 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sylejman Shala Dam Parker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Albania
He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in 1/8 of final losing with Bazar Bazarguruev from Kyrgyzstan.
Prizreni participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2004 Summer Olympics as well where he was ranked on 17th place. He won a bronze medal on 2007 FILA Wrestling World Championships.
Australia
Prizreni won the 63 kg final at the 2016 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament. He was selected for Australia's 2016 Summer Olympic team,[2] becoming the first Australian to have carried another country's flag (Albania) at the Olympic Games.[3]
References
- "Zgjedhjet / Sahit Prizreni, presidenti i Federatës Shqiptare të Mundjes" [Elections / Sahit Prizreni, President of the Albanian Wrestling Federation]. Gazeta Si (in Albanian). 6 December 2020.
- "Sahit Prizreni". rio2016.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- "Sahit Prizreni". olympics.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
External links
- Wrestler bio on Beijing2008.cn at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 September 2008)
- Sahit Prizreni at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Sahit Prizreni at Olympics.com
- Sahit Prizreni at Olympedia