QERIMAJ Erkand

Date of Birth: 10 Aug 1988

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Place of birth: SHKODER

Birth Country:

Albania

Place of residence : TIRANA

Residence Country:

Albania

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Weightlifting	Men's 81kg	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Men's 81kg Group B	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	77kg - Total
2008	Beijing, CHN	13th (341)

World Championships - Part one

Year	Location	56kg - Total	56kg - Snatch	56kg - C&J	81kg - Total	81kg - Snatch	81kg - C&J
2019	Pattaya, THA	-	-	-	21st (332)	20th (151)	22nd (181)
2018	Ashgabat, TKM	-	-	-	23rd (330)	20th (150)	24th (180)
2003	Vancouver, BC, CAN	27th (227.5)	29th (100.0)	26th (127.5)	-	-	-

World Championships - Part two

Year	Location	77kg - Total	77kg - Snatch	77kg - C&J
2017	Anaheim, CA, USA	6th (342)	3rd (155)	9th (187)
2015	Houston, TX, USA	10th (342)	13th (154)	12th (188)
2014	Almaty, KAZ	(---)	4th (158)	(---)
2013	Wroclaw, POL	6th (346)	6th (155)	5th (191)
2011	Paris, FRA	11th (338)	11th (152)	10th (186)
2010	Antalya, TUR	6th (351)	9th (155)	4th (196)
2009	Goyang, KOR	7th (349)	7th (156)	8th (193)

European Championships

Year	Location	77kg - Total	77kg - Snatch	77kg - C&J	81kg - Total	81kg - Snatch	81kg - C&J
2021	Moscow, RUS	-	-	-	9th (336)	6th (156)	10th (180)
2019	Batumi, GEO	-	-	-	6th (347)	3rd (159)	7th (188)
2017	Split, CRO	3rd (348)	6th (155)	2nd (193)	-	-	-

Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified

Occupation:

Athlete, Teacher's Aide

Law - Marin Barleti University, Tirana, ALB

Wife Tedi, son Dijar

Languages spoken:

Albanian, English

In early 2021 an elbow injury disrupted his training for several weeks. (insidethegames.biz, 20 Jun 2021; sot.com.al, 17 May 2021)

He sustained a knee injury while competing at the 2016 European Championships in Forde, Norway. (albaniansport.net, 16 Apr 2016)

He began weightlifting in 1997. (wwc.com, 14 Jul 2004)

His father encouraged him to try the sport. (gazetatema.net, 12 Jan 2016)

To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (RTV Klan YouTube channel, 27 Mar 2019)

Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sabanis. (wwc.com, 14 Jul 2004)

His father. (realitetipost.al, 27 Aug 2017)

General Interest

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied at the Sports University of Tirana in Albania. (Facebook profile, 10 Aug 2019)

OCCUPATION
He is a teaching assistant at Marin Barleti University in Albania. (Facebook profile, 19 Jun 2021)

SANCTION
In May 2012 he tested positive for the banned substance methylhexaneamine. Initially given a two-year ban, he returned to competition in July 2013 but was stripped of the gold medal he had won at the 2012 European Championships in Antalya, Turkey. (iwf.net, 2014; balkaninsight.com, 12 Sep 2012; top-channel.tv, 24 May 2012)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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