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Romela Begaj

Romela Begaj
Personal information
Born (1986-11-02) November 2, 1986 (age 30)
Tirana
Height 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country  Albania
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) 63kg
Coached by Gazmend Haksan
Achievements and titles
World finals 1
Highest world ranking 1
Updated on 25 July 2012.

Romela Begaj (born November 2, 1986 in Tirana) is a female 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.

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.



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