Yekta Jamali Galeh (Persian: یکتا جمالی, born December 16, 2004, in Sedeh Lenjan, Isfahan) is an Iranian-born weightlifter.

Yekta Jamali
Personal information
Native nameیکتا جمالی
Full nameYekta Jamali Galeh
Nationality Iran
Born (2004-12-16) December 16, 2004 (age 19)
Sedeh Lenjan, Isfahan Province, Iran
Weight85.85 kg (189.3 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Event87 kg
ClubAC 1892 Mutterstadt
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 100 kg (2021)
  • Clean & Jerk: 122 kg (2021)
  • Total: 222 kg (2021)
Medal record
Representing  Iran
World Juniors Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tashkent 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2024 León 81 kg
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Jeddah 81 kg

Career

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She won a bronze medal at the 2021 Junior World Championships in the 87 kg weight division.[1] Her medal was Iran's women team's first ever in the sport.[2][3]

She represented the Refugee Olympic Team at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, after being granted asylum in Germany in 2022.[4] She lifted 231 kg in total and placed ninth.

Major results

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2024 Paris, France 81 kg 95 99 103 124 128 133 231 9
World Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 87 kg 90 96 100 10 113 118 122 10 222 9
World Junior Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 87 kg 85 90 92   105 111 116   208  
2022 Heraklion, Greece 87 kg 94 98 100   115 121 121 6 221 4
World Youth Championships
2021 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 81 kg 86 90 93   107 115 119   205  

References

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  1. ^ "2021 junior world championship". iwf.net. INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION.
  2. ^ "Yekta Jamali wins Iran's first-ever medal in weightlifting". Tehran Times. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Yekta Jamali makes history in Junior World Weightlifting Championships". Iranian Students' News Agency. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Weightlifting refugee Yekta Jamali takes World Cup opportunity to boost her Paris 2024 hopes". iwf.net. INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION.
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