Briken Calja
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| Born | 19 February 1990 Elbasan, Albania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance | Albania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch | Albanian Armed Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 2022– | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Colonel | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Albania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 69 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Briken Calja (born 19 February 1990, Elbasan) 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.