title: Mohammad Hossein Barkhah
text: # 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.
  
  ## Major results
  
  | Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank |
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  | Year | Venue | Weight | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | Total | 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 | |
  