Hossein Keyhani

Hossein Keyhani
Keyhani at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Born (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 34)
Songhor, Kermanshah Province, Iran
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400–5000 m, 3000 m steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 m – 1:51.79 (2017)
1500 m – 3:45.33 (2018)
3000 m – 8:07:09 (2017)
5000 m – 13:56 (2019)
3000 mSC – 8:22.79 (2018)
[2]
2018 Asian Games podium
2018 Asian Games

Hossein Keyhani (Persian: حسین کیهانی; born 26 April 1990 in Songhor, Kermanshah Province) is an Iranian Kurdish[3] runner specializing in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He represented Iran at the 2017 World Championships but failed to reach the final despite setting a new national record of 8:33.76. Earlier that year he became an Asian Champion in the event. In 2018 he won the steeplechase at the Asian Games, setting new national and Asian Games records. In 2019 he was banned from competing for four years over a positive doping test for stamina-booster EPO.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Iran
2010 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 6th 3000 m 8:53.25
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 7th 3000 m s'chase 9:04.23
2012 West Asian Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2nd 1500 m 3:56.65
1st 3000 m s'chase 8:55.59
2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 4th 1500 m 3:50.80
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:13.55
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 4th 3000 m s'chase 8:48.48
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 1500 m 3:49.53
7th 3000 m 8:14.99
Asian Cross Country Championships Manama, Bahrain 3rd
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:43.82
World Championships London, United Kingdom 24th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:33.76
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 3rd 3000 m 8:07.09
2018 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 1st 3000 m 8:37.68
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:22.79
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 8th 5000 m 13:56.86
4th 3000 m s'chase 8:36.44
2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China 7th 3000 m s'chase 8:45.98

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hossein Keihani.
  1. ^ Hossein Keyhani Archived 2018-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
  2. ^ Hossein Keyhani at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/461996
  4. ^ "Asian Games champ Keyhani banned for doping". Associated Press. 21 June 2019.


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