Laura Fazliu

Laura Fazliu (born 28 September 2000) is a Kosovan judoka who has won Olympic, World and European Championship medals in women's 63kg category. She won a silver medal at the 2022 European Judo Championships, a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 2024 World Judo Championships.

Career Fazliu lost her bronze medal match in the women's 63kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.

In 2021, Fazliu lost her bronze medal match in the women's 63kg event to finish fifth at the European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal. She also competed in the women's 63kg event at the 2021 World Judo Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, where she was knocked out in the second round.

In 2022, Fazliu won the silver medal in the women's 63kg event at the 2022 European Judo Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria. The same year, she won the gold medal in the women's 63kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.

In May 2024, Fazliu lost in the quarter finals of the women's 63 kg event at the World Judo Championships, but won two repechage matches to win a bronze medal. In July that year, Fazliu won the bronze medal match in the women's 63 kg event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games held in Paris, France, after defeating Croatian competitor Katarina Krišto.

Fazliu took a break after the 2024 Olympics, returning to competition in the women's 63 kg event at the 2025 Judo Grand Prix Linz. In Linz she lost in the semi finals to Japanese judoka So Morichika, before winning the bronze medal match against Joni Geilen of the Netherlands.