Ehsan Haddadi (Persian: احسان حدادی, born January 20, 1985, in Tehran)[1] is a former Iranian discus thrower. His height is 193 cm and his weight is 127 kg.[2]
His personal best throw is 69.32 m, achieved on June 3, 2008, in Tallinn, Estonia. This is the current Asian record. Because of his good performance over the whole season 2008, he was considered a medal contender entering the 2008 Summer Olympics, but he ranked 17th with a 61.34-meter throw and failed to qualify for the final; Haddadi blamed his poor results on his injuries.[4]
After more than a year's absence due to shoulder surgery, In November 2009, he won his third in a row continental title in Guangzhou.[5]
Haddadi competed and won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a 68.18 m throw.[7] Iranian athletes have participated in the Olympic Games since 1948 and before Haddadi's silver medal, had only attained medals in wrestling, Olympian weightlifting, and taekwondo. His achievement was a milestone in Iran's Olympic history in that it ended Iran's 64-year-old medal drought in events other than the aforementioned.[citation needed]
Haddadi offered his silver medal to children with cancer, and travelled to Azerbaijan to gather funds for the 2012 earthquakes' victims. On 27 March 2020, Haddadi announced he tests positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic in Iran.[8]
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Ehsan Haddadi Persian احسان حدادی born January 20 1985 in Tehran 1 is a former Iranian discus thrower His height is 193 cm and his weight is 127 kg 2 Ehsan HaddadiEhsan Hadadi at the 2016 Summer OlympicsPersonal informationBorn 1985 01 20 January 20 1985 age 39 Tehran IranHeight1 93 m 6 ft 4 in Weight110 kg 243 lb SportCountry IranSportAthleticsEventDiscusAchievements and titlesPersonal bests69 32 AR 3 June 2008 Tallinn Medal record Representing Iran Men s athletics Olympic Games 2012 London Discus throw World Championships 2011 Daegu Discus throw Asian Games 2006 Doha Discus throw 2010 Guangzhou Discus throw 2014 Incheon Discus throw 2018 Jakarta Palembang Discus throw 2022 Hanghzhou Discus throw Asian Championships 2005 Incheon Discus throw 2007 Amman Discus throw 2009 Guangzhou Discus throw 2011 Kobe Discus throw 2017 Bhubaneswar Discus throw 2019 Doha Discus throw World Junior Championships 2004 Grosseto Discus throw Asian Junior Championships 2004 Ipoh Discus throw West Asian Games 2005 Doha Discus throw Islamic Solidarity Games 2013 Palembang Discus throw 2017 Baku Discus throw 2005 Mecca Discus throw Continental Cup 2006 Athens Discus 2010 Split Discus throwUpdated on 2 October 2023 Iranian Eshan Hadadi the gold medalist Malaysia s silver medalist Muhammed Irfan and bronze winner of India Vikas Gowda The 2004 Asian Junior Champion he won a gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships In Grosseto the inaugural Iranian to win a medal at any global athletics competition In 2005 he won the Asian Championships in Incheon with a throw of 65 25 metres In December 2006 he added another gold medal to his record winning the title at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha Qatar 3 In 2007 he won the Asian Championships in Amman and defended his title citation needed His personal best throw is 69 32 m achieved on June 3 2008 in Tallinn Estonia This is the current Asian record Because of his good performance over the whole season 2008 he was considered a medal contender entering the 2008 Summer Olympics but he ranked 17th with a 61 34 meter throw and failed to qualify for the final Haddadi blamed his poor results on his injuries 4 After more than a year s absence due to shoulder surgery In November 2009 he won his third in a row continental title in Guangzhou 5 After winning 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou and 2011 Asian Championship in Kobe Haddadi made history by becoming the first Iranian athlete to win a medal at IAAF World Championships in Athletics he won bronze in 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu 6 Haddadi competed and won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a 68 18 m throw 7 Iranian athletes have participated in the Olympic Games since 1948 and before Haddadi s silver medal had only attained medals in wrestling Olympian weightlifting and taekwondo His achievement was a milestone in Iran s Olympic history in that it ended Iran s 64 year old medal drought in events other than the aforementioned citation needed Haddadi offered his silver medal to children with cancer and travelled to Azerbaijan to gather funds for the 2012 earthquakes victims On 27 March 2020 Haddadi announced he tests positive for COVID 19 during the pandemic in Iran 8 International competitions editYear Competition Venue Position Notes 2003 Asian Championships Manila Philippines 8th 54 40 m 2004 Asian Junior Championships Ipoh Malaysia 1st 62 24 m World Junior Championships Grosseto Italy 1st 62 14 m 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games Mecca Saudi Arabia 3rd 58 66 m Asian Championships Incheon South Korea 1st 65 25 m West Asian Games Doha Qatar 1st 63 63 m 2006 World Cup Athens Greece 2nd 62 60 m Asian Games Doha Qatar 1st 63 79 m 2007 Asian Championships Amman Jordan 1st 65 38 m World Championships Osaka Japan 7th 64 53 m 2008 Olympic Games Beijing China 17th q 61 34 m 2009 Asian Championships Guangzhou China 1st 64 83 m 2010 Continental Cup Split Croatia 3rd 64 55 m Asian Games Guangzhou China 1st 67 99 m 2011 Asian Championships Kobe Japan 1st 62 27 m World Championships Daegu South Korea 3rd 66 08 m 2012 Olympic Games London United Kingdom 2nd 68 18 m 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang Indonesia 1st 66 03 m 2014 Asian Games Incheon South Korea 1st 65 11 m 2015 World Championships Beijing China 24th q 60 39 m 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 24th q 60 15 m 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku Azerbaijan 2nd 60 54 m Asian Championships Bhubaneswar India 1st 64 54 m World Championships London United Kingdom 15th q 63 03 m 2018 Asian Games Jakarta Indonesia 1st 65 71 m 2019 Asian Championships Doha Qatar 1st 65 95 m World Championships Doha Qatar 7th 65 16 m 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo Japan 26th q 58 98 m 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games Konya Turkey 5th 59 81 m 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou China 2nd 61 82 m 1 750 kg discusReferences edit Ehsan Haddadi Biography amp Olympic Results Sports Reference Archived from the original on 2011 08 25 Retrieved 2010 04 17 Iranian Ehsan eyes historic athletics medal in discus The Star Online 2008 07 27 Archived from the original on 2011 06 28 Retrieved 2010 04 17 Men s Discus Throw Final DohaAsianGames org Retrieved 2006 12 10 permanent dead link Olympics Iran s medal hopeful Haddadi fails to qualify for discus Retrieved 2010 04 11 OIranian duo win gold and silver in Asian Athletics Championship Retrieved 2010 04 11 Discus thrower Hadadi wins bronze in World Championship Mehr News 30 August 2011 Archived from the original on 18 September 2011 Retrieved 30 August 2011 Ehsan Hadadi Earned The Silver Medal in Men s Discus Kabir News Retrieved 2012 08 06 تست کرونای احسان حدادی مثبت شدExternal links editEhsan Hadadi at World Athletics nbsp Ehsan Hadadi at Diamond League nbsp Ehsan Hadadi at Olympics com nbsp Ehsan Hadadi at Olympedia nbsp nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ehsan Haddadi Official Website Ehsan Hadadi wins historical gold for Iran in Grosseto IAAF 18 July 2004 Awards Preceded byHossein Rezazadeh Iran Sportsperson of the year2006Shared withMorad Mohammadi Succeeded byHamid Sourian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ehsan Haddadi amp oldid 1213056757, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
