Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami

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Bronze 2006 Doha Team Competition

Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami (Persian: آیدین نیکخواه بهرامی) (February 5, 1982 – December 28, 2007) was an Iranian basketball player. He was a member of Iran national basketball team along with his brother Samad Nikkhah Bahrami.

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[edit] Career

He played for Saba Battery BC and helped the team win the Asian Championship. He was also one of the key members of Iran national basketball team, winning the Gold Medal at the FIBA Asia Championship 2007.[1]

[edit] Death

Having played his last game with Saba Battery against Pardis[2], Aidin died on December 28th 2007 at 4:00am 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 collision.[4] One of them (his fiancée) also died but the other one has been discharged from hospital without serious injuries.[4]. He was laid to rest on Saturday 29th December 2007 at Tehran cemetery (Behesht-e Zahra) in the “celebrity” section (Naam Avaran).[3]

[edit] Basketball clubs

[edit] Awards and honours

[edit] National team

[edit] Club

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b IRN/LIB - It's Iraaaaaan!. FIBA. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
  2. ^ Aidin Bahrami dies in car crash. FIBA. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
  3. ^ a b Khabar Varzeshi (Persian)
  4. ^ a b c d Iran's basketball player, Aidin Nikkhah passed away (Persian). BBC. Retrieved on 2007-12-29.
  5. ^ Saba Battery clinch their first title in the 18th Asian Clubs Championship. Sportingo. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
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