Mohammad Hossein Barkhah

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.

Mohammad Hossein Barkhah
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2001 Antalya77 kg
Bronze medal – third place2002 Warsaw77 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok 77 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan 77 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place1999 Wuhan77 kg
Silver medal – second place2003 Qinhuangdao85 kg

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2000Australia Sydney, Australia77 kg157.5157.5160--------------
2004Greece Athens, Greece77 kg157.5160.01606197.5205.0205.06357.55
World Championships
1999Greece Piraeus, Greece77 kg155160162.511195195197.5------
2001Turkey Antalya, Turkey77 kg157.5162.51653rd place, bronze medalist(s)197.5202.520543603rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2002Poland Warsaw, Poland77 kg1601651653rd place, bronze medalist(s)200200202.543653rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2003Canada Vancouver, Canada77 kg160165--4------------
Asian Games
1998Thailand Bangkok, Thailand77 kg1554197.51352.52nd place, silver medalist(s)
2002South Korea Busan, South Korea77 kg1601651653197.5202.52052362.52nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Championships
1999China Wuhan, China77 kg1553rd place, bronze medalist(s)19043453rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2003China Qinhuangdao, China85 kg1552nd place, silver medalist(s)2051st place, gold medalist(s)3602nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
1997South Africa Cape Town, South Africa76 kg1451501502nd place, silver medalist(s)180180192.53rd place, bronze medalist(s)3302nd place, silver medalist(s)

References


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