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Nationality | Albanian | ||||||||||||||
Born | Fier, Albania | 16 July 1991||||||||||||||
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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