Evagjelia Veli (born 16 July 1991) is an Albanian weightlifter. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 European Weightlifting Championships held in Tirana, Albania.[1][2]
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| Nationality | Albanian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1991 Fier, Albania | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Albania | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's 55 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Tirana | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 53 kg.[3] She finished in 8th place.[4] She competed at the Senior European Weightlifting Championship 2016 in Forde in Women's 53 kg. She finished in 5th place. She competed at the Senior European Weightlifting Championship 2017 in Split in Women's 53 kg, and finished in 4th place.
References
edit- ^ Oliver, Brian (29 May 2022). "Bulgaria back in style with two golds at European Weightlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 European Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Evagjelia Veli". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Women's 53kg Winners". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
External links
edit- Evagjelia Veli at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Evagjelia Veli at Olympics.com
- Evagjelia Veli at Olympedia
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