Mohammad Hossein Barkhah

Mohammad Hossein Barkhah
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iran
World Championships
2001 Antalya 77 kg
2002 Warsaw 77 kg
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok 77 kg
2002 Busan 77 kg
Asian Championships
1999 Wuhan 77 kg
2003 Qinhuangdao 85 kg

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.

Major results

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 157.5 157.5 160 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2004 Athens, Greece 77 kg 157.5 160.0 160 6 197.5 205.0 205.0 6 357.5 5
World Championships
1999 Piraeus, Greece 77 kg 155 160 162.5 11 195 195 197.5 -- -- --
2001 Antalya, Turkey 77 kg 157.5 162.5 165 197.5 202.5 205 4 360
2002 Warsaw, Poland 77 kg 160 165 165 200 200 202.5 4 365
2003 Vancouver, Canada 77 kg 160 165 -- 4 -- -- -- -- -- --
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok, Thailand 77 kg 155 4 197.5 1 352.5
2002 Busan, South Korea 77 kg 160 165 165 3 197.5 202.5 205 2 362.5
Asian Championships
1999 Wuhan, China 77 kg 155 190 4 345
2003 Qinhuangdao, China 85 kg 155 205 360
World Junior Championships
1997 Cape Town, South Africa 76 kg 145 150 150 180 180 192.5 330

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