Kamran Panjavi (Persian: کامران پنجوی, born 6 February 1975) is a British-Iranian weightlifter. Born in Iran, he emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1997 and waited several years for citizenship.[1]
At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships he participated for Great Britain as soon as he obtained his citizenship.[2] [3]
He qualified for Olympic 2004 at the 2004 European Weightlifting Championships in Ukraine, with a total of 255 kg (the only male lifter) . He competed for Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but did not finish due to a back injury.[4] [5]
At the 2005 European Weightlifting Championships 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. In 2017 after recovering from back injury, he owns a driving school helping people become safe drivers and is a personal trainer