Mohammad Hossein Barkhah (Persian: محمد حسین برخواه, born 24 January 1977 in Tehran) is a retired Iranian weightlifting champion. In 2003, while in Vancouver, Canada, at a competition, he twisted one of his arms while performing a snatch. He represented the Islamic Republic of Iran in weightlifting in both the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's weightlifting | ||
Representing  Iran
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| World Championships | ||
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2001 Antalya | 77 kg |
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2002 Warsaw | 77 kg |
| Asian Games | ||
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1998 Bangkok | 77 kg |
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2002 Busan | 77 kg |
| Asian Championships | ||
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1999 Wuhan | 77 kg |
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2003 Qinhuangdao | 85 kg |
Major results edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2000 |  Sydney, Australia |
77 kg | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2004 |  Athens, Greece |
77 kg | 157.5 | 160 | 6 | 197.5 | 6 | 357.5 | 5 | |||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | Piraeus, Greece |
77 kg | 155 | 160 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 2001 |  Antalya, Turkey |
77 kg | 157.5 | 162.5 |  |
197.5 | 4 | 360 |
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| 2002 |  Warsaw, Poland |
77 kg | 160 | 165 | |
200 | 4 | 365 |
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| 2003 |  Vancouver, Canada |
77 kg | 160 | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 1998 |  Bangkok, Thailand |
77 kg | 155 | 4 | 197.5 | 1 | 352.5 | 
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| 2002 |  Busan, South Korea |
77 kg | 160 | 3 | 197.5 | 202.5 | 2 | 362.5 |
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| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1999 |  Wuhan, China |
77 kg | 155 | |
190 | 4 | 345 |
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| 2003 | Qinhuangdao, China |
85 kg | 155 | |
205 |  |
360 |
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| World Junior Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1997 |  Cape Town, South Africa |
76 kg | 145 | 150 | |
180 | |
330 |
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References edit
- Iran Weightlifting Federation (in Persian)
External links edit
- Mohammad H. BARKHAM at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Mohammad Hossein Barkhah at the International Weightlifting Results Project
- Mohammad Hossein BARKHAH at Olympics.com
- Mohammad Hossein BARKHAH at Olympic.org (archived)
- Mohamed Hossein Barkhah at Olympedia
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