Sajjad Hashemi Ahangari ( fa, سجاد هاشمی آهنگری, born 22 August 1991 in

Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...

) is an Iranian sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. He is a former Iranian record holder in the 400 m and 4×400 m relay. He was a semi-finalist in the event at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics and came fifth at the 2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships the following year. He returned for the

2010 Asian Junior Athletics Championships The 2010 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the 14th edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association. It took place from 1 to 4 July 2010 at the My Dinh National St ...

and won the 400 m, as well as taking a relay bronze medal and setting a

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

national record of 21.09 seconds for fourth place. At the West Asian Championships in Aleppo, Hashemi ran a national junior record of 46.57 seconds to win the 400 m, then (with a team including Reza Bouazar,

Sajjad Moradi Sajjad Moradi ( fa, سجاد مرادی, born 30 March 1983) is an Iranian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 m and 1500 m. He holds multiple national records for Iran from various track disciplines. Moradi is a gold-medalist in ...

and Edward Mangasar) he broke the Iranian record for

4×400 metres relay Four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, refers to a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously. It may be full-time or on-demand, and is typically linked via a transfer case ...

with a time of 3:07.87 minutes.Sajjad Hashemi
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-08-21. He was chosen for the 400 m and relay team at the 2010 Asian Games, but did not get past the first round in either event. He established himself in the senior ranks in 2011 by taking the 200 m and 400 m Iranian titles. He came fourth in the 400 m at the

2011 Asian Athletics Championships The 19th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Kobe, Japan between July 7–10, 2011 at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium. The tournament had 507 athletes from forty Asian nations competing in the 42 track and field events over the fou ...

, just behind Yuzo Kanemaru, and anchored the Iranian 4×400 m relay team to the bronze medal. The

2011 Military World Games The 2011 Military World Games ( pt, Jogos Mundiais Militares de 2011), officially known as the 5th CISM Military World Games ( pt, V Jogos Mundiais Militares do CISM), was hosted from July 15–24, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 5th Military ...

in July saw Hashemi break the national record in the 400 m with a run of 45.81 seconds, as he defeated Kenya's

Mark Mutai Mark Kiprotich Mutai (born 23 March 1978), also spelled Muttai, is a runner from Kenya, who specializes in 400 metres. He is a Commonwealth Games gold medallist. He competed at the 2009 world championships in Berlin, Germany, ...

to take the gold medal.Kurdyumova, Yelena & Porada, Sergey (2011-07-24)
Strong showing by Kenya at the World Military Games in Rio de Janeiro
IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-19. Hashemi ran the 400 m for Iran at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2016, Hashemi was part of the Iranian team that won the silver medal in the men's 4 x 400 m at the Asian Indoor Athletics Champions. In

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, the team, also including Hashemi, won bronze.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hashemi, Sajjad Living people 1991 births Sportspeople from Tabriz Iranian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Iran Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Iran 21st-century Iranian people