Kamran Panjavi is a British-Iranian weightlifter.

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

At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships

2003 World Weightlifting Championships

The 2003 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Vancouver, Canada from November 14 to November 22, 2003.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Ranking by Big medals...

he participated for Britain as soon as he obtained his citizenship.

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

He competed for Great Britain

Great Britain

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 at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but did not finish due to a back injury.

At the 2005 European Weightlifting Championships

2005 European Weightlifting Championships

The 2005 European Weightlifting Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 19 to April 24, 2005. It was the 84th edition of the event. There were a total number of 185 athletes competing, from 30 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...

 he ranked 8th with a total of 260 kg.

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