Kaveh Mousavi ( fa, کاوه موسوی, born 27 May 1985 in
Urmia
Urmia or Orumiyeh ( fa, ارومیه, Variously transliterated as ''Oroumieh'', ''Oroumiyeh'', ''Orūmīyeh'' and ''Urūmiyeh''.) is the largest city in West Azerbaijan Province of Iran and the capital of Urmia County. It is situated at an al ...
) is an Iranian athlete. He competed for Iran in
hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...
at the
2012 Summer Olympics.
His has a personal best of 77.40 meters achieved in Belarus on 8 July 2016 which is the current
Iranian record. The record was thrown three before the end of the
Rio Olympics qualification period. The date and the unclear circumstances of the throw have led to questions of the validity of the result and
IAAF board member
Antti Pihlakoski has stated he will investigate the issue.
Competition record
References
External links
IAAF profile
Iranian hammer throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Iran
1985 births
Living people
People from Urmia
Asian Games silver medalists for Iran
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Iranian male athletes
Male hammer throwers
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Competitors at the 2009 Summer Universiade
Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade
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