Ebrahim Rahimian (born 29 June 1981 in
Ardabil
Ardabil (, fa, اردبیل, Ardabīl or ''Ardebīl'') is a city in northwestern Iran, and the capital of Ardabil Province. As of the 2022 census, Ardabil's population was 588,000. The dominant majority in the city are ethnic Iranian Azerbaija ...
) is an Iranian
racewalker
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asse ...
. He competed in the
20 km walk at the
2012 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race. In 2013 he failed a
doping test
A drug test is a technical analysis of a biological specimen, for example urine, hair, blood, breath, sweat, or oral fluid/saliva—to determine the presence or absence of specified parent drugs or their metabolites. Major applications of d ...
for
EPO and was sanctioned or provisionally suspended by the
IAAF.
References
1981 births
Living people
Iranian racewalkers
Olympic athletes of Iran
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
People from Ardabil
Iranian sportspeople in doping cases
Doping cases in athletics
Male racewalkers
Iranian male athletes
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