# Briken Calja > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Briken_Calja > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Briken_Calja.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briken_Calja > Source revision: 1353372735 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Albanian weightlifter (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|2|19|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Elbasan](/source/Elbasan), Albania | height = 1.70 m | weight = 69 kg | country = {{ALB}} | sport = [Weightlifting](/source/Olympic_weightlifting) | event = 69 kg | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/World_Weightlifting_Championships)}} {{MedalSilver|[2021 Tashkent](/source/2021_World_Weightlifting_Championships)|-73 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|[European Championships](/source/European_Weightlifting_Championships)}} {{MedalGold|[2018 Bucharest](/source/2018_European_Weightlifting_Championships)|-69 kg}} {{MedalSilver|[2019 Batumi](/source/2019_European_Weightlifting_Championships)|-73 kg}} {{MedalSilver|[2021 Moscow](/source/2021_European_Weightlifting_Championships)|-73 kg}} {{MedalSilver|[2026 Batumi](/source/2026_European_Weightlifting_Championships)|-79 kg}} | module = {{Infobox military person | embed = yes | allegiance = {{ALB}} | branch = [Albanian Armed Forces](/source/Albanian_Armed_Forces) | service_years = 2022–{{cite web|url=https://www.kryeministria.al/newsroom/triumfi-historik-i-luiza-geges-si-pasqyre-e-mexhelisit-tone-social-politik/|title=Triumfi historik i Luiza Gegës si pasqyrë e mexhelisit tonë social-politik|trans-title=The historic triumph of Luiza Gega as a reflection of our social-political mexelis|quote=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"|language=Albanian|publisher=[Prime Minister's Office (Albania)](/source/Prime_Minister's_Office_(Albania))|date=25 August 2022}} | rank = 25px [Colonel](/source/Military_ranks_of_Albania) }} }} '''Briken Calja''' (born 19 February 1990, [Elbasan](/source/Elbasan)) is an [Albania](/source/Albania)n [weightlifter](/source/Olympic_weightlifting),{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/briken-calja-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114806/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/briken-calja-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Briken Calja Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}} Olympian, and European Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the [International Weightlifting Federation](/source/International_Weightlifting_Federation) reorganized the categories.{{Cite web |url=http://ashgabat2018.com/img/startlistv2/M73A.pdf |title=PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg |access-date=2019-04-09 |archive-date=2018-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202705/http://ashgabat2018.com/img/startlistv2/M73A.pdf |url-status=dead }} He won the silver medal in the [men's 73 kg](/source/2021_World_Weightlifting_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_73_kg) event at the [2021 World Weightlifting Championships](/source/2021_World_Weightlifting_Championships) held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.{{Cite news|last=Oliver|first=Brian|date=10 December 2021|title=Weightlifter Calja agonisingly close to becoming Albania's first world champion in any sport|work=[InsideTheGames.biz](/source/Inside_the_Games)|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1116665/weightlifting-iwf-world-champs-calja|access-date=11 December 2021}} ==Career== Calja competed for Albania at the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics), where he finished 9th in his weight class after lifting a total weight of 320 kg.[http://www.london2012.com/athlete/calja-briken-1058967/ London 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801005856/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/calja-briken-1058967/ |date=2012-08-01 }} In 2013 Calja was suspended for two years for using [androsterone](/source/androsterone).{{Cite web|url=https://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctions/|title=Sanctioned Athletes / Athlete Support Personnel|website=International Weightlifting Federation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-10|archive-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401065956/https://www.iwf.net/anti-doping/sanctions/|url-status=dead}} He competed at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) in [69kg division](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_69_kg) where he finished in 5th place after lifting 326 kg.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/weightlifting-standings-wl-mens-69kg |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-08-31 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826102000/https://www.rio2016.com/en/weightlifting-standings-wl-mens-69kg |archivedate=2016-08-26 }} In 2018 Calja became European champion in the [2018 European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest](/source/2018_European_Weightlifting_Championships).{{cite news |last1=Oculus News |title=Briken Calja Europe Champion in Weightlifting with 3 gold medals |url=http://www.ocnal.com/2018/03/briken-calja-europe-champion-in.html |accessdate=31 May 2018 |date=31 May 2018}} ==Major results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 width=40 | Year ! rowspan=2 width=250 | Venue ! rowspan=2 width=60 | Weight ! colspan=4 | Snatch (kg) ! colspan=4 | Clean & Jerk (kg) ! rowspan=2 width=60 | Total ! rowspan=2 width=40 | Rank |- ! width=60 | 1 ! width=60 | 2 ! width=60 | 3 ! width=45 | Rank ! width=60 | 1 ! width=60 | 2 ! width=60 | 3 ! width=45 | Rank |- ! colspan=13|Representing {{ALB}} |- ! colspan=13 | [Olympic Games](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_Summer_Olympics) |- | [2012](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics) || align=left | {{flag icon|GBR}} [London](/source/London), [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) || [69 kg](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_69_kg) || '''143''' || 146 || 146 || 8 || 173 || 174 || '''177''' || 6 ||'''320''' || 6 |- | [2016](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics) || align=left | {{flag icon|BRA}} [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), [Brazil](/source/Brazil) || [69 kg](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_69_kg) || '''145''' || 151 || 151 || 7 || 175 || '''181''' || 184 || 5 || '''326''' || 5 |- | [2020](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics) || align=left | {{flag icon|JPN}} [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), [Japan](/source/Japan) || [73 kg](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_73_kg) || 151 || '''151''' || 155 || 7 || 184 || 188 || '''190''' || 4 || '''341''' || 4 |- ! colspan=15|[World Championships](/source/World_Weightlifting_Championships) |- | [2006](/source/2006_World_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left| {{flagicon|DOM}} [Santo Domingo](/source/Santo_Domingo), [Dominican Republic](/source/Dominican_Republic) || [62 kg](/source/2006_World_Weightlifting_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_62_kg) || 110 || 115 || '''116''' || 24 || '''140''' || 145 || 145 || 29 || '''256''' || 28 |- | [2010](/source/2010_World_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left | {{flag icon|TUR}} [Antalya](/source/Antalya), [Turkey](/source/Turkey) || [69 kg](/source/2010_World_Weightlifting_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_69_kg) || 135 || '''140''' || 145 || 13 || '''167''' || 172 || 173 || 14 || '''307''' || 11 |- | [2011](/source/2011_World_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left | {{flag icon|FRA}} [Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France) || [69 kg](/source/2011_World_Weightlifting_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_69_kg) || 140 || '''140''' || 145 || 15 || 170 || 170 || '''172''' || 19 || '''312''' || 15 |- | [2015](/source/2015_World_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left | {{flag icon|USA}} [Houston](/source/Houston), [United States](/source/United_States) || [69 kg](/source/2015_World_Weightlifting_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_69_kg) || 143 || 143 || '''143''' || 12 || 177 || '''183''' || 187 || 7 || '''326''' || 7 |- | [2017](/source/2017_World_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} [Anaheim](/source/Anaheim%2C_California), [United States](/source/United_States) || [69 kg](/source/2017_World_Weightlifting_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_69_kg) || '''142''' || 145 || 146 || 4 || '''175''' || 180 || 180 || 5 || '''317''' || 4 |- |[2018](/source/2018_World_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left| {{flagicon|TKM}} [Ashgabat](/source/Ashgabat), [Turkmenistan](/source/Turkmenistan) || [73 kg](/source/2018_World_Weightlifting_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_73_kg) || 148 || '''153''' || 157 || 6 || 181 || '''186''' || 189 || 7 || '''339''' || 6 |- | [2019](/source/2019_World_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left | {{flag icon|THA}} [Pattaya](/source/Pattaya), [Thailand](/source/Thailand) || [73 kg](/source/2019_World_Weightlifting_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_73_kg) || 151 || '''156''' || — || {{bronze3}} || 181 || 190 || 190 || 13 || '''337''' || 5 |- | [2021](/source/2021_World_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left | {{flag icon|UZB}} [Tashkent](/source/Tashkent), [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan) || [73 kg](/source/2021_World_Weightlifting_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_73_kg) || 152 || 154 || '''156''' || {{Gold1}} || 182 || '''186''' || 190 || {{Silver2}} || '''342''' || {{Silver2}} |- ! colspan=13|[European Championships](/source/European_Weightlifting_Championships) |- | [2008](/source/2008_European_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left | {{flagicon|ITA}} [Lignano Sabbiadoro](/source/Lignano_Sabbiadoro), [Italy](/source/Italy) || 69 kg || 125 || 130 || '''135''' || 10 || 160 || 160 || '''160''' || 14 || '''295''' || 13 |- | [2009](/source/2009_European_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left| {{flagicon|ROU}} [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), [Romania](/source/Romania) || 69 kg || 130 || '''133''' || 137 || 9 || '''157''' || 163 || — || 13 || '''290''' || 10 |- | [2012](/source/2012_European_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left| {{flagicon|TUR}} [Antalya](/source/Antalya), [Turkey](/source/Turkey) || 69 kg || 140 || '''145''' || 146 || 4 || '''170''' || 175 ||177|| 8 || '''315''' || 6 |- | [2013](/source/2013_European_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left| {{flagicon|ALB}} [Tirana](/source/Tirana), [Albania](/source/Albania) || 69 kg || 142 || 142 || 142 || — || 173 || '''174''' || 177 || {{bronze3}} || — || — |- | [2016](/source/2016_European_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left | {{flagicon|NOR}} [Førde](/source/F%C3%B8rde_(town)), [Norway](/source/Norway) || 69 kg || 142 || '''145''' || 147 || {{bronze3}} || 177 || 178 || 178 || — || — || — |- | [2017](/source/2017_European_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left | {{flagicon|CRO}} [Split](/source/Split_(city)), [Croatia](/source/Croatia) || 69 kg || 145 || 145 || 145 || — || 170 || '''175''' || 178 || {{bronze3}} || — || — |- | [2018](/source/2018_European_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left | {{flagicon|ROM}} [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), [Romania](/source/Romania) || 69 kg || 141 || 143 || '''146''' || {{Gold1}} || 171 || 175 || '''175''' || {{Gold1}} || '''321''' || {{Gold1}} |- | [2019](/source/2019_European_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left | {{flagicon|GEO}} [Batumi](/source/Batumi), [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(Country)) || 73 kg || 152 || '''156''' || 160|| {{gold1}} || 183 || '''183''' || 188 || {{silver2}} || '''339''' || {{silver2}} |- | [2021](/source/2021_European_Weightlifting_Championships) || align=left | {{flagicon|RUS}} [Moscow](/source/Moscow), [Russia](/source/Russia) || 73 kg || '''152''' || 157 || 157 || {{bronze3}} || 183 || '''184''' || 188 || {{silver2}} || '''336''' || {{silver2}} |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * {{sports links}} {{Authority control}} {{S-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = [Suela Mehilli](/source/Suela_Mehilli) | title = [Flagbearer](/source/List_of_flag_bearers_for_Albania_at_the_Olympics) for {{ALB}} | years = [Tokyo 2020](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics)
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[Luiza Gega](/source/Luiza_Gega) | after = [Denni Xhepa](/source/Denni_Xhepa) }} {{S-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Calja, Briken}} Category:Albanian male weightlifters Category:Weightlifters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic weightlifters for Albania Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Doping cases in weightlifting Category:Albanian sportspeople in doping cases Category:Sportspeople from Elbasan Category:Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Albania Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in weightlifting Category:Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Category:European Weightlifting Championships medalists Category:Weightlifters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:European champions for Albania Category:World Weightlifting Championships medalists Category:21st-century Albanian sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Briken Calja](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briken_Calja) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briken_Calja?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.