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Klodiana Shala

Klodiana Shala
Personal information
NationalityAlbanian
Born (1979-08-22) 22 August 1979 (age 45)
Tirana, PSR Albania
EducationAthletics teaching
Years active1997–2012
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Albania
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería 400m

Klodiana Shala (born 22 August 1979 in Tirana) is an Albanian track and field athlete who competes in the 200 metres and 400 metres sprints. Her personal bests are 23.27 and 52.86 seconds, respectively.

Klodiana Shala was the first athlete to qualify Albania for the final of a European athletics championship, in Gothenburg 2006. [1]

She is a four-time Olympic participant having represented Albania at the Olympics in 2000, 2004 (where she was also the flagbearer), 2008 and 2012.

Since November 2002, she has held a scholarship from the Olympic Solidarity program.

She was the 400 metres bronze medalist at the 2005 Mediterranean Games.

In recognition of her career and contributions to sports, Klodiana Shala was awarded the title of Grand Master (Mjeshtër i Madh) by the Albanian President in 2016.[2]

On 19 February 2020 the International Olympic Committee announced that the sample taken from Shala at the 2012 Olympic Games contained the banned doping substance of stanozolol.[3]

Shala is the national record holder in the 60m, 100m, 200m, 400m, and 400m steeplechase events.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Albania
1995 European Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary 14th (sf) 400 m 57.90
15th (h) 400 m hurdles 62.65
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 8th 400 m hurdles 62.46
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 52nd (h) 400 m 56.41
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada – 400 m DQ
Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 9th (h) 200 m 24.83
8th (h) 400 m 56.43[4]
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 24th (h) 200 m 24.93
20th (h) 400 m 55.81
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 26th (h) 400 m 57.81
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 23rd (h) 400 m 54.62
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 33rd (h) 400 m 60.00
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 10th (h) 400 m 53.60
Mediterranean Games Almería, Spain 3rd 400 m 53.23
4th 400 m hurdles 56.48
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 16th (sf) 200 m 24.64
18th (h) 400 m 52.86
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 46th (h) 400 m 54.84
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 20th (h) 400 m 55.70

Personal life

Klodiana Shala graduated from the Academy of Physical Education and Sports "Vojo Kushi" as a teacher in athletics. Additionally, she earned a master's degree in business management from the Mediterranean University.[5]

During the period of 2011-2020, she served as a lecturer at several universities, including the University of Tirana, Marin Barleti, and UET, where she also established the Sports Department for the first time.

Klodiana Shala is a licensed coach for Physical Preparation by the Albanian Football Association.

See also

References

  1. ^ Klodiana Shala: Si e përjetova lajmin e mjekëve për të braktisur sportin në kulmin e karrierës (emision) (in Albanian). Report TV. 7 February 2023. Event occurs at 7:40. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Klodiana Shala, mijëra kilometër për të arritur deri këtu". Class (in Albanian). Tiranë. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ International Olympic Committee Disciplinary Commission decision regarding Klodiana Shala, International Olympic Committee, 19 February 2020.
  4. ^ Did not start in the final.
  5. ^ Klodiana Shala: Si e përjetova lajmin e mjekëve për të braktisur sportin në kulmin e karrierës (emision) (in Albanian). Report TV. 7 February 2023. Event occurs at 16:40. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via YouTube.
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