Izmir Smajlaj

Izmir Smajlaj

Personal information
Born	(1993-03-29) 29 March 1993 (age 31) Shkodër, Albania
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Club	K.S TIRONA
Coached by	Gjergj Ruli
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Albania European Indoor Championships 2017 Belgrade Long jump

Izmir Smajlaj (born 29 March 1993) is an Albanian athlete who specialises in the long jump.^[2] He won the gold medal at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, the first gold medal for his country at a major athletics competition, setting a new national and personal record of 8.08 metres in 2017.

His personal bests in the long jump are:

• 8.16 metres outdoors (NWI, 2021) in Tirana. (new national record)
• 8.11 metres outdoors (–0.7 m/s wind, 2019) in Shkodër. (new national record)
• 8.08 metres indoors (2017) – First place in long jump competition, gold medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships, Belgrade, Serbia^[2]
• 7.93 metres indoors (2018) – First place in long jump competition, gold medal at the Balkan Indoor Championships, Istanbul, Turkey
• 7.89 metres outdoors (2018) – First place in long jump competition, gold medal and best olympic athlete of the match^{[clarification needed]} at the Albanian Athletics Outdoor Championships, Elbasan, Albania
• 7.89 metres outdoors (2018) – First place in long jump competition, gold medal and title of "Best athlete male of the competition" at Small States of Europe,The Championships of the Small States of Europe (CSSE) is a biennial competition in outdoor track and field organised by the Athletic Association of Small States of Europe (AASE). First held in 2016, the competition is held on alternate years with the Games of the Small States of Europe.^{[clarification needed]} Liechtenstein

In addition, in the triple jump, he has a personal best of 16.30 metres outdoors (-0.2 m/s wind; 2016; Elbasan, Albania) and 15.15 metres indoors (2014; Tirana, Albania).^[2] All the first three marks^[which?] are current national records.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Albania
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	–	Long jump	NM
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	24th (q)	Long jump	7.55 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	22nd (q)	Long jump	7.56 m
2016	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Marsa, Malta	2nd	Long jump	7.57 m
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9th	Long jump	7.75 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	21st (q)	Long jump	7.72 m
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	Long jump	8.08 m
2018	Balkan Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	Long jump	7.80 m
	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	4th	Long jump	7.85 m
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	10th	Long jump	7.83 m
	Championships of the Small States of Europe	Schaan, Liechtenstein	1st[3]	Long jump	7.90 m
2019	Balkan Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	2nd	Long jump	7.70 m
2020	Balkan Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	Long jump	7.91 m
2021	Balkan Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	Long jump	7.91 m
	Championships of the Small states of Europe	Serravalle, San Marino	1st	Long jump	7.90 m
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	17th (q)	Long jump	7.86 m
2022	Balkan Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	1st[4]	Long jump	7.79 m

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