Briken Calja Explained

Birth Date:19 February 1990
Birth Place:Elbasan, Albania
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:69 kg
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Branch:Albanian Armed Forces
Serviceyears:2022–[1]
Rank: Colonel

Briken Calja (born 19 February 1990, Elbasan) is an Albanian weightlifter,[2] Olympian, and European Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3] He won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4]

Career

Calja competed for Albania at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he finished 9th in his weight class after lifting a total weight of 320 kg.[5] In 2013 Calja was suspended for two years for using androsterone.[6]

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in 69kg division where he finished in 5th place after lifting 326 kg.[7] In 2018 Calja became European champion in the 2018 European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest.[8]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
width=60 1width=60 2width=60 3width=45 Rankwidth=60 1width=60 2width=60 3width=45 Rank
Representing
Olympic Games
align=left 143 146 146 8 173 174 177 6 320 6
align=left 145 151 151 7 175 181 184 5 326 5
align=left 151 151 155 7 184 188 190 4 341 4
World Championships
110 115 116 24 140 145 145 29 256 28
align=left 135 140 145 13 167 172 173 14 307 11
align=left 140 140 145 15 170 170 172 19 312 15
align=left 143 143 143 12 177 183 187 7 326 7
142 145 146 4 175 180 180 5 317 4
148 153 157 6 181 186 189 7 339 6
align=left 151 156 — 181 190 190 13 337 5
align=left 152 154 156 182 186 190 342
European Championships
align=left 69 kg 125 130 135 10 160 160 160 14 295 13
69 kg 130 133 137 9 157 163 — 13 290 10
69 kg 140 145 146 4 170 175 1778 315 6
69 kg 142 142 142 — 173 174 177 — —
align=left 69 kg 142 145 147 177 178 178 — — —
align=left 69 kg 145 145 145 — 170 175 178 — —
align=left 69 kg 141 143 146 171 175 175 321
align=left 73 kg 152 156 160183 183 188 339
align=left 73 kg 152 157 157 183 184 188 336

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Triumfi historik i Luiza Gegës si pasqyrë e mexhelisit tonë social-politik. The historic triumph of Luiza Gega as a reflection of our social-political mexelis. Sportistët e punësuar aktualisht pranë Ministrisë së Mbrojtjes, që do të përfitojnë nga ky ligj gradën e kolonelit janë: 1. Luiza GEGA – "Kolonel", 2. Briken CALJA – "Kolonel", 3. Nora GJAKOVA – "Kolonel", 4. Distria KRASNIQI – "Kolonel". Albanian. Prime Minister's Office (Albania). 25 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Briken Calja Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114806/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/briken-calja-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2019-03-10.
  3. Web site: PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg . 2019-04-09 . 2018-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202705/http://ashgabat2018.com/img/startlistv2/M73A.pdf . dead .
  4. News: Oliver. Brian. 10 December 2021. Weightlifter Calja agonisingly close to becoming Albania's first world champion in any sport. InsideTheGames.biz. 11 December 2021.
  5. http://www.london2012.com/athlete/calja-briken-1058967/ London 2012
  6. Web site: Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel. International Weightlifting Federation. en-US. 2019-03-10.
  7. Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-31 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826102000/https://www.rio2016.com/en/weightlifting-standings-wl-mens-69kg . 2016-08-26 .
  8. News: Oculus News . Briken Calja Europe Champion in Weightlifting with 3 gold medals . 31 May 2018 . 31 May 2018.

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