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| Born | 19 February 1990 Elbasan, Albania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Military career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  Albania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Service | Albanian Armed Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 2022–[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  Colonel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Albania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 69 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Briken Calja (born 19 February 1990, Elbasan) is an Albanian weightlifter,[2] 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.[3] He won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[4]
- ^ "Triumfi historik i Luiza Gegës si pasqyrë e mexhelisit tonë social-politik" [The historic triumph of Luiza Gega as a reflection of our social-political mexelis] (in Albanian). Prime Minister's Office (Albania). 25 August 2022.
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"
- ^ "Briken Calja Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 73 kg" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (10 December 2021). "Weightlifter Calja agonisingly close to becoming Albania's first world champion in any sport". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 December 2021.