Distria Krasniqi

Distria Krasniqi
NK
	Krasniqi at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	12 October 1995; Pejë, AP Kosovo, FR Yugoslavia; (present-day Kosovo)
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Military career
Allegiance	Albania
Branch	Albanian Armed Forces
Service years	2021–
Rank	Colonel
Sport
Country	Kosovo
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍48 kg, ‍–‍52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2020)
World Champ.	(2025)
European Champ.	(2021, 2024, 2025)
Highest world ranking	1st
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Kosovo
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
European Championships Open
World Masters
IJF Grand Slam
IJF Grand Prix
European U23 Championships
World Juniors Championships
European Junior Championships
Mediterranean Games
Jeux de la Francophonie
Profile at external databases
IJF	7829
JudoInside.com	75286
	Updated on 9 February 2026

Distria Krasniqi NK (Albanian pronunciation: [diˈstɾia kɾasˈnici]; born 10 December 1995) is a Kosovar judoka. She is a two-time Olympic medallist and won the gold medal in the women's 48-kg judo event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the silver medal in the women's 52-kg judo event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Krasniqi is also a two-time World Championships bronze medallist and three-time European champion. In August 2021, she was awarded the Honour of the Nation Decoration of Albania by the President of Albania.