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Arbnor Bajra

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Arbnor Bajra
Arbnor Bajra in Dutch Open 2022
Personal information
Native nameArbnor Bajra
National team Kosovo
Citizenship Kosovo  Belgium
Born19 August 1992 (1992-08-19) (age 32)
Gjilan, Kosovo
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Rank38th World Ranking
Achievements and titles
World finals17th
Medal record
Gold medal – first place 2015 Belgium Champion 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Belgium Champion 68 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Belgium Champion 74 kg
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kosovo Champion 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Croatia Open 74 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Dutch Open 74 kg

Arbnor Bajra (born 19 August 1992 in Gjilan, Kosovo) is a Belgian-Kosovar taekwondo athlete.[1][2][3]

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

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Arbnor 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

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World Championships

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European Championships

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National championships

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  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal at the Belgian Championship 2015 in -68 kg.[5]
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal at the 2016 Belgian Championship in -68 kg.[5]
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal at the 2018 Belgian Championship in -74 kg.[5]
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal and best competitor at the Kosovo Championship 2021 in -74 kg.

Opens International

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ RTKLive. "Miremengjesi Kosove". RTKLive. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  2. ^ a b c "TaekwondoData". TaekwondoData. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  3. ^ "Arbnor Bajra (Taekwondo) : Palmarès et résultats". www.les-sports.info. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  4. ^ Kosovës, Komiteti Olimpik i. "Arbnor Bajra, i nënti në Kampionatin Evropian "Manchester 2022"". Komiteti Olimpik i Kosovës. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  5. ^ a b c d "Bajra Arbnor". ranking.abft.be. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  6. ^ "The SC Platform". www.simplycompete.com. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Arapi, Elis (2022-05-25). "Suksesin më të madh e arriti Arbnor Bajra". Portali Abc24.aL (in Albanian). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  9. ^ "Kombëtarja e Kosovës, në Manchester të Britanisë së Madhe". Albinfo. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  10. ^ "World Taekwondo". m.worldtaekwondo.org. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  11. ^ "The SC Platform". www.simplycompete.com. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  12. ^ "Arbnor Bajra (Taekwondo) : Palmarès et résultats". www.les-sports.info. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  13. ^ "Suksesin më të madh e arriti Arbnor Bajra". Bota Sot. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
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