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Hossein Keyhani ( fa, حسین کیهانی; born 26 April 1990 in Songhor, Kermanshah Province) is an Iranian Kurdish runner specializing in the

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

. 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

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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.

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* 1990 births Living people Iranian male steeplechase runners Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Iran Asian Athletics Championships winners Asian Indoor Athletics Championships winners Iranian sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in athletics {{Iran-athletics-bio-stub