Briken Calja (born 19 February 1990, Shtërmen) is an Albanian weightlifter, Olympian, and European Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 73 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. He won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Career Calja competed for Albania at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he finished 9th in his weight class after lifting a total weight of 320 kg.London 2012 In 2013 Calja was suspended for two years for using androsterone.
He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in 69kg division where he finished in 5th place after lifting 326 kg. In 2018 Calja became European champion in the 2018 European Weightlifting Championships in Bucharest.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankRepresenting Olympic Games 2012 London, United Kingdom 69 kg 143 146 146 8 173 174 177 6 320 6 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 69 kg 145 151 151 7 175 181 184 5 326 5 2020 Tokyo, Japan 73 kg 151 151 155 7 184 188 190 4 341 4World Championships 2006 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 62 kg 110 115 116 24 140 145 145 29 256 28 2010 Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 135 140 145 13 167 172 173 14 307 11 2011 Paris, France 69 kg 140 140 145 15 170 170 172 19 312 15 2015 Houston, United States 69 kg 143 143 143 12 177 183 187 7 326 7 2017 Anaheim, United States 69 kg 142 145 146 4 175 180 180 5 317 42018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 73 kg 148 153 157 6 181 186 189 7 339 6 2019 Pattaya, Thailand 73 kg 151 156 — 181 190 190 13 337 5 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 73 kg 152 154 156 182 186 190 342 2022 Bogotá, Colombia 73 kg 150 150 154 9 185 — — — — —2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 81 kg 150 150 154 10 182 187 191 7 337 8 2024 Manama, Bahrain 73 kg 152 152 153 4 183 183 183 — — — 2025 Førde, Norway 79 kg 147 151 151 15 175 181 183 14 328 14European Championships 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 69 kg 125 130 135 10 160 160 160 14 295 13 2009 Bucharest, Romania 69 kg 130 133 137 9 157 163 — 13 290 10 2012 Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 140 145 146 4 170 175 177 8 315 6 2013 Tirana, Albania 69 kg 142 142 142 — 173 174 177 — — 2016 Førde, Norway 69 kg 142 145 147 177 178 178 — — — 2017 Split, Croatia 69 kg 145 145 145 — 170 175 178 — — 2018 Bucharest, Romania 69 kg 141 143 146 171 175 175 321 2019 Batumi, Georgia 73 kg 152 156 160 183 183 188 339 2021 Moscow, Russia 73 kg 152 157 157 183 184 188 336 2022 Tirana, Albania 73 kg 151 151 151 — — — — — — —2023 Yerevan, Armenia 73 kg 151 152 152 — — — — — — —2024 Sofia, Bulgaria 73 kg 148 148 153 7 180 185 186 5 328 5 2026 Batumi, Georgia 79 kg 153 157 157 4 185 185 187 340
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