Romela Begaj
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| Nationality | Albanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 November 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Romela Aleksandër Begaj (born 2 November 1986) is an Albanian weightlifter.[1] 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 a 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 were expunged.[5]
In January 2019, International Weightlifting Federation banned her for eight years for the doping violation.[6]
2008 Olympic Games in Beijing
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ↑ "Albanianweightlifter081108.JPG (600x861 pixels)". Retrieved 13 August 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Romela Begaj announced world champion". Independent Balkan News Agency. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ↑ "BEGAJ Romela". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
- ↑ "BEGAJ Romela". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
- ↑ "Top Channel - Lajmet e fundit minute pas minute, art, sport, Portokalli, Fiks Fare, Top Story, Perputhen, Big Brother Albania, Big Brother VIP, Shqiperia Live".
- ↑ "Albanian weightlifter's eight-year doping ban means American Mattie Rogers moves up to world silver". 26 January 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- 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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