Sajjad Hashemi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Sajjad Hashemi

Iranian sprint athlete

Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1991

Place of Birth: Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Iran

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Sajjad Hashemi

  • Sajjad Hashemi Ahangari (Persian: ???? ????? ???????, born 22 August 1991 in Tabriz) is an Iranian sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.
  • He is a former Iranian record holder in the 400 m and 4×400 m relay. He was a semi-finalist in the event at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics and came fifth at the 2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships the following year.
  • He returned for the 2010 Asian Junior Athletics Championships and won the 400 m, as well as taking a relay bronze medal and setting a 200 metres national record of 21.09 seconds for fourth place.
  • At the West Asian Championships in Aleppo, Hashemi ran a national junior record of 46.57 seconds to win the 400 m, then (with a team including Reza Bouazar, Sajjad Moradi and Edward Mangasar) he broke the Iranian record for 4×400 metres relay with a time of 3:07.87 minutes.He was chosen for the 400 m and relay team at the 2010 Asian Games, but did not get past the first round in either event.
  • He established himself in the senior ranks in 2011 by taking the 200 m and 400 m Iranian titles.
  • He came fourth in the 400 m at the 2011 Asian Athletics Championships, just behind Yuzo Kanemaru, and anchored the Iranian 4×400 m relay team to the bronze medal.
  • The 2011 Military World Games in July saw Hashemi break the national record in the 400 m with a run of 45.81 seconds, as he defeated Kenya's Mark Mutai to take the gold medal.

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