Yekta Jamali Explained

Yekta Jamali
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Full Name:Yekta Jamali Galeh
Birth Date:16 December 2004
Birth Place:Sedeh Lenjan, Isfahan Province, Iran
Weight:85.85kg (189.27lb)
Sport:Weightlifting
Event:87 kg

Yekta Jamali Galeh (Persian: یکتا جمالی, born December 16, 2004, in Sedeh Lenjan, Isfahan) is an Iranian-born weightlifter who won a Bronze medal at the 2021 Junior World Championships in the 87 kg weight division.[1] Her medal was Iran's Women team's first ever in the sport.[2] [3] She represented the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, after being granted asylum in Germany in 2022.[4]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)Total Rank
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Olympic Games
align=left 95991039124128133 9231 9
World Championships
909610010113118122102229
World Junior Championships
87 kg 859092105111116208
87 kg 949810011512112162214
World Youth Championships
81 kg 869093107115119205

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 junior world championship. iwf.net. INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION.
  2. News: Yekta Jamali wins Iran's first-ever medal in weightlifting . 30 May 2021 . Tehran Times . 27 July 2021.
  3. News: Yekta Jamali makes history in Junior World Weightlifting Championships . 31 May 2021 . Iranian Students' News Agency . 27 July 2021.
  4. News: Weightlifting refugee Yekta Jamali takes World Cup opportunity to boost her Paris 2024 hopes . iwf.net. INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION.