Iran · Men's 77 kg, August 2004
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah is a weightlifter from Iran, born in 1977, with two World Championships medals (2 bronze). The results below cover 7 competitions from 1999 to 2004. The latest result came in the men's 77 kg class, at the 2004 Olympic Games.
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 365 kg
- Best snatch
- 165 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 200 kg
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah's career: classes, totals and best lifts
World Championships: 2 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: 77 kg from 1999 to 2002, 85 kg in 2003, 77 kg from 2003 to 2004. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018. At 76.39 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 85 kg.
Latest result: 2004 Olympic Games, 14 August 2004, 77 kg, total 357.5 kg, place 5.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 kg1999 to 2004 | 165 | 200 | 365 |
| 85 kg2003 | 160 | 197.5 | 357.5 |
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah by the numbers
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 484.5
- From 365 kg at 76.65 kg bodyweight, 2002 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 17th of 1,242
- 365 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 77 kg class (the class list of 1998 to 2018) on this site.
- Snatch attempts made
- 53%
- 9 of 17 attempts. Every lifter at the senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998: 58%.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 83%
- At the best total, 165 kg of 200 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Age at best total
- 25
- Turned 25 in 2002, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 4 of 7
- The others ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
Mohammad Hossein Barkhah's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Olympic Games 14 Aug 2004 | 5 | 357.5 | 77 kg | 76.39 | Snatch 160, clean and jerk 197.5; attempts not recorded | |||||
| 2003 World Weightlifting Championships 14 Nov 2003 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.69 | 160 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2003 University World Cup 11 Jul 2003 | 1 | 357.5 | 85 kg | 80.73 | 155 | 160 | 190 | 197.5 | not taken | |
| 2002 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Nov 2002 | 3 | 365 | 77 kg | 76.65 | 160 | 165 | 200 | |||
| 2001 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Nov 2001 | 3 | 360 | 77 kg | 76.42 | 157.5 | 162.5 | 197.5 | |||
| 2000 Olympic Games 16 Sep 2000 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.16 | not taken | not taken | not taken | |||
| 1999 World Weightlifting Championships 21 Nov 1999 | - | - | 77 kg | 76.62 | 155 | 160 | ||||
Compare Mohammad Hossein Barkhah
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