A Life of Achievement

Medals & Honours

Abedin Gilo Lame received numerous prestigious awards spanning national championships, international competitions, state honours, and military recognition.

State & National Honours

Urdhri Olimpik

Albanian Olympic Committee

Awarded posthumously in 2003, Shkodër — recognising his extraordinary contribution to the Albanian Olympic Movement.

Medalja “Për Shërbime të Dalluara”

Ministry of Defence

Awarded 4 December 2011 — for raising Albanian wrestling to its highest level at FK Partizani and national service.

Medalja e Artë “Naim Frashëri”

Republic of Albania

Highest state cultural honour — named after Albania’s national poet, awarded for significant achievement in sport and culture.

Nderi i Sportit Shqiptar

Albania, 1999

Honour of Albanian Sport — recognised for lifetime contributions to national sport and wrestling.

Wrestling Medals & Titles

Kampion Kombëtar

Albanian Wrestling Federation

National Champion medal — won every domestic title during his 13-year undefeated run, 1970–1983.

Spartakiada Kombëtare

Gold Medal — 1974 & 1979

Gold medals at Albania’s National Spartakiads — the premier multi-sport event of the era.

Mediterranean Games

Athens, 1991

Competed representing Albania at the Mediterranean Games in Athens — one of several international appearances.

Turneu “Abedin Lame”

FK Partizani, Annual

The annual youth wrestling tournament held in his honour — Albania’s premier national wrestling event.

Military & International Recognition

U.S. State Dept. Certificate

Hostage Negotiations, 2000

Completed the Hostage Negotiations Course under the Antiterrorism Assistance Program in New Mexico.

Honorary Mayor of Socorro

New Mexico, USA, 2000

Named Honorary Mayor of Socorro, New Mexico — awarded during his U.S. training programme.

RAID Police Nationale

France

Commemorative plaque from France’s elite RAID counter-terrorism unit — collaboration as Commander of ROS.

FILA International Diploma

International Wrestling Federation

Diploma from the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles — recognising international-level performance.