 Golbarnezhad in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Born | 12 June 1968 Abadan, Iran[1] |
| Died | 17 September 2016 (aged 48) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Sport | |
| Country | Iran |
| Sport | Track and road cycling |
| Disability class | C4 |
Bahman Golbarnezhad[2] (Persian: بهمن گلبارنژاد, 12 June 1968[3] – 17 September 2016) was an Iranian Paralympic racing cyclist competing in C4 classification events and an earlier powerlifter. During his powerlifting career, he won twelve gold medals and one silver medal in international competitions.[4] Golbarnezhad had represented Iran in two Summer Paralympic Games, first in 2012 in London and later in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. He was the only Iranian cyclist at the 2016 Paralympics.[5] He was a veteran of the Iran–Iraq war.[6]
On 17 September 2016, Golbarnezhad died in an accident which occurred during the 2016 Summer Paralympics' men's C4-5 road cycling event.
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- ^ خطير, حسن قلي پور. "درگذشت دوچرخه سوار ایران در ریو". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Iranian Cyclist Golbarnezhad Dies after Rio Paralympic Road Race Crash » IFP News". Iran Front Page. 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ Forster, Katie (18 September 2016). "Paralympics 2016: Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad dies after crash in men's road race". The Independent. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "کام ورزش ایران تلخ شد/ دوچرخهسوار پارالمپیکی ایران درگذشت". 17 September 2016.