Kaveh Mousavi

Kaveh Mousavi (Persian: کاوه موسوی‎, born 27 May 1985 in Urmia) is an Iranian athlete. He competed for Iran in hammer throw at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Kaveh Mousavi
Personal information
Born (1985-05-27) May 27, 1985
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight120 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Country Iran
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
Medal record
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouHammer
Updated on 10 July 2016.

His has a personal best of 77.40 meters achieved in Belarus on 8 July 2016[2] which is the current Iranian record. The record was thrown three before the end of the Rio Olympics qualification period.[3] The date and the unclear circumstances of the throw have led to questions of the validity of the result and IAAF board member Antti Pihlakoski has stated he will investigate the issue.[4][5]

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Iran
2004 Asian Junior Championships Ipoh, Malaysia 5th Hammer throw (6 kg) 60.76 m
World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 19th (q) Hammer throw (6 kg) 65.23 m
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 15th (q) Hammer throw 63.96 m
Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 5th Hammer throw 68.15 m
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China 2nd Hammer throw 68.90 m
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 4th Hammer throw 68.88 m
Universiade Shenzhen, China 8th Hammer throw 68.80 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 31st (q) Hammer throw 68.01 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 22nd (q) Hammer throw 72.70 m
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 5th Hammer throw 71.43 m
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 5th Hammer throw 68.01 m
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea – Hammer throw NM
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 29th (q) Hammer throw 65.03 m

References
  1. London 2012 Archived 2013-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "XI открытые Республиканские соревнования" (PDF). Belarus Athletic Federation. 9 July 2016. p. 8. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  3. "Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualification system". IAAF. IAAF. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. "Questioning the dropout of Tuomas Seppänen "Iranian throwers results suspicious" (article in Finnish)". YLE. Finnish Public Broadcasting Company YLE. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  5. GS. BY (2016-07-14), В Жіровичах метали молот, retrieved 2016-07-20


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