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 Keyhani at the 2018 Asian Games | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 34) Songhor, Kermanshah Province, Iran |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| 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) |
Hossein Keyhani (Persian: حسین کیهانی; born 26 April 1990 in Songhor, Kermanshah Province) is an Iranian Kurdish 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.
International competitions
References
- Hossein Keyhani Archived 2018-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
- Hossein Keyhani at World Athletics
- https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/461996
- "Asian Games champ Keyhani banned for doping". Associated Press. 21 June 2019.
External links
- Hossein Keyhani at World Athletics
- Hossein Keyhani at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)
- حسین کیهانی on Instagram
| Asian Games champions in men's 3000 metres Steeplechase | |
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| Asian Athletics Champions in men's 3000 metres steeplechase | |
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| Asian Indoor Champions in men's 3000 metres | |
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- World Athletics Championships athletes for Iran
- Asian Athletics Championships winners
- Asian Indoor Athletics Championships winners
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- Doping cases in athletics
- People from Kermanshah province
- West Asian Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century Iranian sportsmen
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