Nora Gjakova NK (Albanian pronunciation: [noˈɾa ɟaˈkova]; born 17 August 1992) is a Kosovan judoka.[3] She received a gold medal after winning the women's 57-kg judo competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5] In August 2021, she was awarded the Honor of the Nation Decoration of Albania by the President of Albania.[6]
She won 2 Continental Opens in 2015, in Tunis and Lisbon. Coached by Driton Kuka, Gjakova meanwhile won 11 World Cup medals.
On 21 April 2016, she earned a bronze medal at the 2016 European Judo Championships in Kazan, Russia.[7]
In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar.[8][9] A few months later, she won the gold medal in women's 57 kg at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[10][11]
Her brother Akil Gjakova is also a judoka.[12]
