Romela Begaj
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| Born | November 2, 1986 Tirana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Albania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 63kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gazmend Haksan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 25 July 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Romela Begaj [1] (born November 2, 1986 in Tirana) is a female Albanian weightlifter. On 11 November 2014 in Almaty she became world champion in the Snatch style for the category up to 63 kg.[2] Previously Begaj represented Albania at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships where she took home the silver medal.[3] She also represented Albania at 2008 Olympic Games in China where she finished 6th in the under 58 kg category.[4]
In the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships she got bronze medal in snatch.
Begaj, 28, became the first Albanian woman to win a World Championship gold medal by lifting 113 kg in the snatch. However, Begaj failed an anti-doping test for this event and her results will likely be expunged.[5]
2008 Olympic Games in Beijing
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Romela Begaj | -58 kg | 98 | 4th | 118 | 7th | 216 | 6th |
References
- ^ http://jezebel.com/assets/images/jezebel/2008/08/albanianweightlifter081108.jpg
- ^ "Romela Begaj announced world champion". Independent Balkan News Agency. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ "BEGAJ Romela". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ^ "BEGAJ Romela". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ^ http://www.top-channel.tv/lajme/artikull.php?id=289963
External links
- Romela BEGAJ at Beijing2008.cn at the Wayback Machine (archived August 10, 2008)
- Romela BEGAJ at the International Weightlifting Federation
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