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Janet Kohan-Sedq
Janet Cohansedgh ( fa, جنت کهن صدق, 1945–1972) was an Iranian athlete who died at the height of her career. She was a national champion and holder of a number of records in the early and mid-1960s. Biography Born in 1945, she was the third daughter of the Cohansedgh family. Her first 100-meter race was in 1960 where she came in a respectable third place. As an adult, her first race was in 1960 when she won the 80-meters in a record time of 11 seconds. A graduate of the Anushiravan High School, she received a degree in physical education from the University of Tehran The University of Tehran (Tehran University or UT, fa, دانشگاه تهران) is the most prominent university located in Tehran, Iran. Based on its historical, socio-cultural, and political pedigree, as well as its research and teaching pro .... Her crowning achievement was at a track and field meet in October 1965. There, Cohansedgh broke the 100 meter and 60-meter hurdle records. The 35,000 peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, after Cairo. It is ranked 24th in the world by metropolitan area population. In the Classical era, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Rhages, a prominent Median city destroyed in the medieval Arab, Turkic, and Mongol invasions. Modern Ray is an urban area absorbed into the metropolitan area of Greater Tehran. Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in 1786, because of its proximity to Iran's territories in the Caucasus, then separated from Iran in the Russo-Iranian Wars, to avoid the vying factions of the previously ruling Iranian dynasties. The capital has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
