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Iranian sprinter (born 1993)
Hassan Taftian
Personal information
Native nameحسن تفتیان
NationalityIranian
Born (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 31)
Torbat-e Heydarieh, Iran
EducationPh.D sport management University of Tehran
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
EventSprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.03 (Paris 2019)
200 m: 20.71 (Tehran 2017)
60 m: 6.51A (Tehran 2018)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Iran
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bhubaneswar 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Bangkok 100 m
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Doha 60 m
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tehran 60 m
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ashgabat 60 m
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Colombo 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2010 Hanoi 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Colombo 200 m

Hassan Taftian (Persian: حسن تفتیان; born 4 May 1993 in Torbat-e Heydarieh) is an Iranian sprinter. He is an olympic sprinter that represented Iran at Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024. He represented his country at four outdoor and three indoor World Championships.

Taftian won the gold medal in 100 metres at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Colombo, Sri Lanka. On 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.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Iran
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
West Asian Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 4th 100 m 10.52
1st 4 × 100 m 40.26
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 10.25
World Championships Doha, Qatar 27th (h) 100 m 10.24
Military World Games Wuhan, China 1st 100 m 10.24
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 28th (h) 100 m 10.19
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 35th (h) 60 m 6.75
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 5th 100 m 10.02
200 m DQ
2023 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 3rd 100 m 10.23
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 23rd (h) 100 m 10.17
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 4th 100 m 10.14
2024 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 6th 60 m 6.69
Olympic Games Paris, France 33rd (h) 100 m 10.18

Did not start in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

See also

References

  1. 2015 WSG profile
  2. "olympic official website".
  3. "Hassan TAFTIAN | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  4. Taftian Hassan does ‘Bolt’ in Lanka
  5. "Taftian upsets Ogunode to land Iran's first Asian 100m title | REPORT | World Athletics".

External links

Asian Athletics Champions in men's 100 metres
Asian Indoor Champions in men's 60 metres


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