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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. At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships he participated for Great Britain as soon as he obtained his citizenship. 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.