Kamran Panjavi

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Kamran Panjavi (Persian: کامران پنجوی‎‎, born 6 February 1975) is a British-Iranian weightlifter.

Born in Iran, he came to Britain in 1997 and waited several years for citizenship.[1][2]

At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championshipshe participated for Britain as soon as he obtained his citizenship.[3][4]

He qualified for Olympic 2004 at the 2004 European Weightlifting Championships in Ukraine, with a total of 255 kg ( the only male lifter) .[4]

He competed for Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but did not finish due to a back injury.[2][5]

At the 2005 European Weightlifting Championships he ranked 8th with a total of 260 kg.[4]

At the 2005 Commonwealth Championship in Melbourne, Australia he ranked 1st with a total of 261 kg.[4]

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