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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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | | |||
| 2002 |  Warsaw, Poland | 77 kg | 160 | 165 | | 200 | 4 | 365 | | |||
| 2003 |  Vancouver, Canada | 77 kg | 160 | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Asian Games | ||||||||||||
| 1998 |  Bangkok, Thailand | 77 kg | 155 | 4 | 197.5 | 1 | 352.5 |  | ||||
| 2002 |  Busan, South Korea | 77 kg | 160 | 3 | 197.5 | 202.5 | 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 | | 180 | | 330 | | |||
- Iran Weightlifting Federation (in Persian)
- 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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