Sport Specific Information |
| Name of coach |
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah [national], IRI |
Further Personal Information |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
English, Farsi |
General Interest |
| Other information |
SANCTION
In June 2013 he was suspended from competition for two years by the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF] after testing positive for the banned substance methadone. (iwf.net, 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
| Training Regime |
He trains three times a day. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He was introduced to weightlifting at age nine. |
| Club / Team |
Razi Insurance: Iran |
General Interest |
| Ambitions |
To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (isna.ir, 06 Jul 2018) |
| Injuries |
In February 2019 he revealed that he was due to have surgery on his spine. The recovery period for the procedure was expected to be between six and nine months. (barbend.com, 14 Feb 2019) |
Rio de Janeiro
London
Ashgabat
Anaheim, CA
Chiang Mai
Jinju
Tashkent
Astana
Tongling
Kanazawa
Jakarta
Tehran