Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami
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| Born |
February 5, 1982 Tehran, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 28, 2007 (aged 25) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2000–2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2003 | Iran Nara | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Saba Battery | ||||||||||||||||||
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Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami (Persian: آیدین نیکخواه بهرامی) (February 5, 1982 – December 28, 2007) was an Iranian professional basketball player. He was a member of the Iranian national basketball team along with his brother Samad Nikkhah Bahrami.
Career
He played for Saba Battery BC and helped the team win the Asian Championship. He was also one of the key members of the Iranian national team, winning the Gold Medal at the FIBA Asia Championship 2007.[1]
Death
Having played his last game with Saba Battery against Pardis,[2] Aidin died on December 28, 2007 at 4:00 am IRST [3] on the way to Noshahr in the northern province of Mazandaran, when he lost control of his vehicle.[4] His vehicle then collided with the crash barrier. It was reported that he died on the scene.[4]
It was also reported that there were two other passengers in his vehicle at the time of the collision.[4] One of them (his fiancée) also died, but the other one was discharged from hospital without serious injuries.[4] He was buried on Saturday, 29 December 2007 at Tehran cemetery (Behesht-e Zahra) in the “celebrity” section (Naam Avaran).[3]
Honours
National team
- Asian Championship
- Gold medal: 2007
- Asian Games
- Bronze medal: 2006
Club
- Asian Championship
- Gold medal: 2007 (Saba Battery)
- West Asian Championship
- Gold medal: 2007 (Saba Battery)
- Iranian Basketball Super League
References
- ↑ "IRN/LIB - It's Iraaaaaan!". FIBA. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- ↑ "Aidin Bahrami dies in car crash". FIBA. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- 1 2 Khabar Varzeshi (Persian)
- 1 2 3 4 "Iran's basketball player, Aidin Nikkhah died" (in Persian). BBC. Archived from the original on 29 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-29.