Mohammad Hossein Barkhah (, 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 References Iran Weightlifting Federation External links 1977 births Living people Iranian male weightlifters Iranian strength athletes World Weightlifting Championships medalists Olympic weightlifters of Iran Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Iranian sportspeople in doping cases Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1998 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games