Esmaeil Elmkhah

Esmaeil Elmkhah (Persian: اسماعیل علم‌خواه‎, 30 December 1936 – 1988) was an Iranian featherweight weightlifter. In 1958 he won a silver medal at the Asian Games and set four unofficial world records: one in the snatch, one in the press and two in the total.[3] He later won a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics.[2]

Esmaeil Elmkhah

Personal information
Born	30 December 1936 Rasht, Iran[1]
Died	1988
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Representing  Iran Olympic Games 1960 Rome 56 kg Asian Games 1958 Tokyo 52 kg

Elmkhah was born in Rasht, but grew up in Tehran. He had a sister, and lost his parents when he was a child.[1]