Hassan Taftian
Hassan Taftian (Persian: حسن تفتیان; born 4 May 1993 in Torbat-e Heydarieh) is an Iranian sprinter. He represented his country at two outdoor and one indoor World Championships.
_by_Dmitry_Rozhkov_61.jpg) Hassan Taftian during 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | حسن تفتیان | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iranian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 May 1993 Torbat-e Heydarieh, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Tehran[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.03 (Paris 2018) 200 m: 20.71 (Tehran 2017) 60 m: 6.51 (Tehran 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Taftian won the gold medal in 100 metres at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[2] In 8 July 2017 Taftian became the first Iranian to ever win the gold medal in 100 metres in an Asian Athletics Championships after finishing with a time of 10.25 seconds at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, India.[3]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2009 | Asian Youth Games | Singapore | 6th | 100 m | 11.27 |
| 2010 | Asian Junior Championships | Hanoi, Vietnam | 2nd | 100 m | 10.81 |
| World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 19th (sf) | 100 m | 10.89 | |
| 2012 | Asian Junior Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1st | 100 m | 10.49 |
| 3rd | 200 m | 21.60 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 9th (sf) | 100 m | 10.46 | |
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 8th | 100 m | 10.54 |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 48th (h) | 100 m | 10.57 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 19th (sf) | 60 m | 6.67 |
| Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 10.50 | |
| 8th | 200 m | 21.24 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 20th (sf) | 100 m | 10.20 |
| 2016 | Asian Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 60 m | 6.56 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 22nd (sf) | 100 m | 10.23 | |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 8th | 100 m | 11.99 |
| Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 1st | 100 m | 10.25 | |
| 10th (sf) | 200 m | 21.18 | |||
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 34th (h) | 100 m | 10.34 | |
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 1st | 60 m | 6.55 | |
| 2018 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 1st | 60 m | 6.51 |
| World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5th | 60 m | 6.53 | |
| Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 6th | 100 m | 10.19 | |
| 14th (sf) | 200 m | 21.47 | |||
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 7th (sf) | 100 m | 10.251 |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 27th (h) | 100 m | 10.24 | |
1Did not start in the final
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 10.03 (+1.2 m/s, Paris 2018)
- 200 metres – 20.71 (Tehran 2017)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 6.51 (Tehran 2018)
See also
References
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