Hossein Keyhani

Hossein Keyhani (Persian: حسین کیهانی‎; born 26 April 1990 in Songhor) 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 test for stamina-booster EPO.[4]

Hossein Keyhani
Keyhani at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Born (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990
Songhor, Kermanshah Province
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 mS – 8:22.79 (2018)
[2]
2018 Asian Games podium

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
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

References
  1. Hossein Keyhani. asiangames2018.id
  2. Hossein Keyhani at World Athletics
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.