Romela Begaj
Romela Aleksandër Begaj (born 2 November 1986) is an Albanian weightlifter.
On 11 November 2014 in Almaty she became world champion in the Snatch style for the category up to 63 kg. Previously Begaj represented Albania at the 2008 European Weightlifting Championships where she took home the silver medal. She also represented Albania at 2008 Olympic Games in China where she finished 6th in the under 58 kg category.
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| Nationality | Albanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1986 Tirana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 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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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.
2008 Olympic Games in Beijing
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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| Romela Begaj | -58 kg | 98 | 4th | 118 | 7th | 216 | 6th |
References
External links
- Romela BEGAJ at the International Weightlifting Federation (archive)
- Romela BEGAJ at Olympics.com
- Romela BEGAJ at Olympic.org (archived)
- Romela BEGAJ at Beijing2008.cn at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 August 2008)
- Romela Begaj at Olympedia
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