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]
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
- ^ a b "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
