Albania · Men's 79 kg, April 2026
Briken Calja
Briken Calja is a weightlifter from Albania, born in 1990, with one World Championships medal (1 silver). The results below cover 41 competitions from 2006 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 79 kg class, at the 2026 European Championships.
- World medal
- 1
- Best total
- 342 kg
- Best snatch
- 156 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 190 kg
Briken Calja's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 1 silver in the total.
Weight classes: 62 kg in 2006, 69 kg from 2008 to 2018, 73 kg from 2018 to 2023, 81 kg in 2023, 73 kg in 2024, 79 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (69 kg to 73 kg), June 2025 (73 kg to 79 kg) and August 2026. At 78.51 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2026 European Championships, 19 April 2026, 79 kg, total 340 kg, place 2.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 kg2025 to 2026 | 153 | 187 | 340 |
| 73 kg2018 to 2024 | 156 | 190 | 342 |
| 81 kg2023 | 155 | 187 | 337 |
| 69 kg2008 to 2018 | 146 | 183 | 326 |
| 62 kg2006 | 116 | 140 | 256 |
Briken Calja by the numbers
Briken Calja's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 467.9
- From 342 kg at 72.9 kg bodyweight, 2021 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 20th of 434
- 342 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 73 kg class (the class list of 2018 to 2025) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 84%
- At the best total, 156 kg of 186 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 31
- Turned 31 in 2021, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 30 of 41
- Of the other eleven: ten with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and one with a good lift in each but no total in the published results.
How often Briken Calja makes each attempt
Briken Calja made 48% of snatch attempts and 48% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Briken Calja head to head
The lifters Briken Calja has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Briken Calja ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 David Sánchez |
9 | 9 | 0 |
 Triyatno |
8 | 5 | 3 |
| Petr Petrov | 8 | 8 | 0 |
 Daniyar Ismayilov |
7 | 1 | 6 |
| Rahmat Erwin Abdullah |
7 | 2 | 5 |
 Bozhidar Andreev |
7 | 3 | 4 |
Briken Calja's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 European Championships 19 Apr 2026 | 2 | 340 | 79 kg | 78.51 | 153 | 185 | 187 | |||
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 14 | 328 | 79 kg | 77.25 | 147 | 175 | 181 | |||
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | - | - | 73 kg | 73 | 153 | |||||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | 11 | 333 | 73 kg | 73 | 145 | 150 | 152 | 181 | ||
| 2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 | 5 | 328 | 73 kg | 72.9 | 148 | 180 | ||||
| 2023 IWF Grand Prix II 4 Dec 2023 | - | - | 81 kg | 78.15 | 152 | 155 | not taken | |||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | 8 | 337 | 81 kg | 80.22 | 150 | 182 | 187 | |||
| 2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 | - | - | 73 kg | 72.88 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | - | - | 73 kg | 72.9 | 150 | not taken | not taken | |||
| 2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 | - | - | 73 kg | 72.95 | not taken | |||||
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | 2 | 342 | 73 kg | 72.9 | 152 | 154 | 156 | 182 | 186 | |
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 4 | 341 | 73 kg | 72.85 | 151 | 184 | 190 | |||
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 3 | 336 | 73 kg | 72.94 | 152 | 184 | ||||
| 2019 Qatar International Cup 19 Dec 2019 | 3 | 327 | 73 kg | 73 | 147 | not taken | 180 | not taken | not taken | |
| 2019 International Naim Suleymanoglu Tournament 11 Nov 2019 | 2 | 330 | 73 kg | 73 | 146 | 172 | 177 | 184 | ||
| 2019 Mediterranean Cup 4 Oct 2019 | 3 | 326 | 73 kg | 72.8 | 145 | 151 | 175 | |||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 5 | 337 | 73 kg | 72.9 | 151 | 156 | not taken | 181 | ||
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 2 | 339 | 73 kg | 72.84 | 152 | 156 | 183 | |||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 6 | 339 | 73 kg | 72.89 | 148 | 153 | 181 | 186 | ||
| 2018 European Championships 26 Mar 2018 | 1 | 321 | 69 kg | 68.95 | 141 | 143 | 146 | 171 | 175 | |
| 2017 World Weightlifting Championships 27 Nov 2017 | 4 | 317 | 69 kg | 68.91 | 142 | 175 | ||||
| 2017 European Championships 1 Apr 2017 | - | - | 69 kg | 69 | 170 | 175 | ||||
| 2016 Olympic Games 5 Aug 2016 | 5 | 326 | 69 kg | 68.84 | 145 | 175 | 181 | |||
| 2016 European Championships 8 Apr 2016 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.55 | 142 | 145 | ||||
| 2015 World Weightlifting Championships 20 Nov 2015 | 7 | 326 | 69 kg | 68.93 | 143 | 177 | 183 | |||
| 2013 Mediterranean Games 20 Jun 2013 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.7 | 136 | 138 | 167 | 170 | ||
| 2013 European Championships 8 Apr 2013 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.75 | 174 | |||||
| 2012 Olympic Games 27 Jul 2012 | 6 | 320 | 69 kg | 68.96 | 143 | 173 | 174 | 177 | ||
| 2012 European Championships 9 Apr 2012 | 6 | 315 | 69 kg | 68.82 | 140 | 145 | 170 | |||
| 2011 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2011 | 15 | 312 | 69 kg | 68.94 | 140 | 172 | ||||
| 2011 European U 23 Championships 10 Sep 2011 | 3 | 311 | 69 kg | 68.4 | 141 | 170 | ||||
| 2010 European Junior Championships 20 Nov 2010 | 1 | 310 | 69 kg | 68.6 | 135 | 140 | 164 | 170 | ||
| 2010 World Weightlifting Championships 16 Sep 2010 | 11 | 307 | 69 kg | 68.7 | 135 | 140 | 167 | |||
| 2010 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 11 Jun 2010 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.05 | 165 | 170 | 175 | |||
| 2009 European Junior Championships 25 Jul 2009 | - | - | 69 kg | 68.8 | 137 | not taken | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2009 Mediterranean Games 26 Jun 2009 | 3 | 305 | 69 kg | 68.55 | 134 | 137 | 142 | 163 | ||
| 2009 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 14 Jun 2009 | 6 | 302 | 69 kg | 68.41 | 139 | 163 | not taken | not taken | ||
| 2009 European Championships 4 Apr 2009 | 10 | 290 | 69 kg | 67.81 | 133 | 157 | not taken | |||
| 2008 Junior World Weightlifting Championships 12 Jun 2008 | 4 | 300 | 69 kg | 68.04 | 132 | 136 | 164 | |||
| 2008 European Championships 11 Apr 2008 | 12 | 295 | 69 kg | 67.91 | 125 | 130 | 135 | 160 | ||
| 2006 World Weightlifting Championships 30 Sep 2006 | 28 | 256 | 62 kg | 61.31 | 110 | 116 | 140 |
Compare Briken Calja
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Briken Calja met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.