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Mohammad Hossein Barkhah

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Mohammad Hossein Barkhah
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Iran
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Antalya 77 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Warsaw 77 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok 77 kg
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan 77 kg
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Wuhan 77 kg
Silver medal – second place 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

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Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 77 kg 157.5 157.5 160 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 77 kg 157.5 160.0 160 6 197.5 205.0 205.0 6 357.5 5
World Championships
1999 Greece Piraeus, Greece 77 kg 155 160 162.5 11 195 195 197.5 -- -- --
2001 Turkey Antalya, Turkey 77 kg 157.5 162.5 165 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 197.5 202.5 205 4 360 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2002 Poland Warsaw, Poland 77 kg 160 165 165 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 200 200 202.5 4 365 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 77 kg 160 165 -- 4 -- -- -- -- -- --
Asian Games
1998 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 77 kg 155 4 197.5 1 352.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2002 South Korea Busan, South Korea 77 kg 160 165 165 3 197.5 202.5 205 2 362.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Asian Championships
1999 China Wuhan, China 77 kg 155 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 190 4 345 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2003 China Qinhuangdao, China 85 kg 155 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 205 1st place, gold medalist(s) 360 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
1997 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa 76 kg 145 150 150 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 180 180 192.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 330 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

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