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'''Khashayar Farzam''' (also known by Khash) is a [[Iranian Canadians|Persian-Canadian]] [[Powerlifting|powerlifter]],<ref>{{cite news |last= McNair |first= Brian |date= May 28, 2015 |title= Oshawa's Khashayar Farzam Puts Power Into Lifting |url= http://www.durhamregion.com/sports-story/5638925-oshawa-s-khashayar-farzam-puts-power-into-lifting/ |newspaper= Metroland Media|location= |access-date= July 14, 2016}}</ref> entrepreneur, former track and field athlete and e-book author.<ref>http://bookstore.bookcountry.com/Products/Default.aspx?bookId=SKU-001104914</ref> He is the co-founder of the skin care brand Prosmetica,<ref>http://prosmetica.com</ref> executive of [[Canadian osteopathic medical student association|COMSA]], brand ambassador for Noowave <ref>https://mykindofscience.com/2016/09/20/khashayar-farzam-medical-student/</ref> and currently attends medical school at [[University of New England (United States)|The University of New England]].<ref>http://www.studentdo.ca/#!current-officers/d8vsq</ref>

==Biography==
Khashayar was born in Tehran, Iran in 1993 and his parents immigrated to Toronto, Canada when he was 6 years old. He grew up in [[Ajax, Ontario]] and attended [[Pickering High School, Ajax|Pickering High School]] while being a member of the Durham Dragons track and field club. His track and field career began at age 11 and ended at age 18 after suffering from a serious lower back injury. During his tenure he won over 100 medals and awards as a sprinter and competed at the national level. Khashayar attended the [[University of Ontario Institute of Technology]] and graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science Honors Degree.<ref>http://globalalumniday.uoit.ca/about/alumni-award-nominees.php</ref> From 2011 to 2013 he was a recreation therapist at Lakeridge Health Whitby Hospital. He was admitted to medical school at the University of New England in the United States and began studying there during August, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last= Nasseri |first= Mashoud |date= June 9, 2016 |title= گفتگو با خشایار فرزام قهرمان وزنه برداری کانادا  |trans-title= Khashayar Farzam: A Canadian Powerlifter |url= http://salamtoronto.ca/2016/%DA%AF%D9%81%D8%AA%DA%AF%D9%88-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%AE%D8%B4%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%82%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7/ |language= |newspaper= Salam Toronto |location= |access-date= }}</ref> Subsequently he was given an executive position at [[Canadian osteopathic medical student association|COMSA]] and became a member of the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine.

==Powerlifting==

After spending close to 2 years recovering from his back injury, Khashayar took up [[powerlifting]] and won his first competition in November, 2013 which was a push-pull competition. His first full competition that year got him the top male bench press award <ref>http://humberjournalism.com/sweatwinter2014/the-power-of-lifting/</ref> and he went on to do various competitions over the next year. At the 2014 Global Bench Wars in Detroit, he won the title of top junior bencher and he set a [[World Powerlifting Congress]] federation world record during the CPF nationals competition in 2014 at Nova Scotia.<ref>http://worldpowerliftingcongress.com/wpcontent/uploads/records/AWPC_RAW_FullPower.pdf</ref> He competed in his first IPF powerlifting competition in June, 2014 where he won the top male lifter award at the Toronto Pro Supershow. Subsequently he was admitted onto the Hylete Compete Team. In 2015 he represented Canada at the [[International Powerlifting Federation|IPF]] World Powerlifting Championships in Finland and won a silver medal in the bench press.<ref>{{cite news |last= Graeme |first= McNaughton |date= July 13, 2016 |title= A Sport Of Calories, Weights, And Drugs |url= http://oshawaexpress.ca/a-sports-of-calories-weights-and-drugs/ |newspaper=Oshawa Express |location= |access-date= July 14, 2016 }}</ref>
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==Business==
During 2014 Khashayar operated a dropshipping business online. After competing in several powerlifting meets, he began New Power Athlete – an online coaching business which he operated for over a year<ref>http://www.durhamregion.com/sports-story/5638925-oshawa-s-khashayar-farzam-puts-power-into-lifting/</ref> which was an extension of his work as a personal trainer.<ref>http://instagram.com/khash.f</ref> During his first year of medical school he ran a freelance business doing social media consultation work for small businesses. In 2016 he co-founded Prosmetica – a skin care brand aimed at unifying science and natural ingredients. Later in 2016 he became the brand ambassador for the supplement company: Noowave.

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