Enkileda Carja
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| Nationality | Albania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 23, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 63 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Teuta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Eglantina Kalemi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Enkileda Carja (born 23 January 2008) is an Albanian weightlifter competing in the 63 kg category.
Career
Carja represents the club Teuta and is coached by 'Eglantina Kalemi. She began competing internationally in 2023.
In March 2023, at the 2023 IWF World Youth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, she won the bronze medal in the 59 kg category with 87 kg in the snatch, 100 kg in the clean & jerk, and 187 kg in total.[1]
In June 2024, she competed at the 2024 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Thessaloniki, Greece, lifting 86 kg in the snatch and 104 kg in the clean & jerk for a 190 kg total. She took gold in the snatch and silver in the total, becoming European Youth Champion at just 15 years old.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Enkileda Carja – IWF athlete profile". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Enkileda Carja crowned European Champion in Youth Weightlifting". Klan Kosova. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Enkileda Carja wins gold in snatch at European Youth Championships". Shqiptarja.com. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Enkileda Carja becomes European Champion". RTSH Sport. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Albania wins gold in weightlifting – Enkileda Carja becomes European Champion". ABC News Albania. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
External links
- Enkileda Carja at the International Weightlifting Federation website