Hassan Taftian

Hassan Taftian (Persian: حسن تفتیان‎; born 4 May 1993 in Torbat-e Heydarieh) is an Iranian sprinter. He represented his country at two outdoor and one indoor World Championships.

Hassan Taftian

Hassan Taftian during 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow.
Personal information
Native name	حسن تفتیان
Nationality	Iranian
Born	4 May 1993 Torbat-e Heydarieh, Iran
Education	University of Tehran[1]
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 10.03 (Paris 2018) 200 m: 20.71 (Tehran 2017) 60 m: 6.51 (Tehran 2018)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Iran Asian Championships 2017 Bhubaneswar 100 m Asian Indoor Championships 2016 Doha 60 m 2018 Tehran 60 m Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2017 Ashgabat 60 m

Taftian won the gold medal in 100 metres at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[2] In 8 July 2017 Taftian became the first Iranian to ever win the gold medal in 100 metres in an Asian Athletics Championships after finishing with a time of 10.25 seconds at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, India.[3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Iran
2009	Asian Youth Games	Singapore	6th	100 m	11.27
2010	Asian Junior Championships	Hanoi, Vietnam	2nd	100 m	10.81
	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	19th (sf)	100 m	10.89
2012	Asian Junior Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	1st	100 m	10.49
			3rd	200 m	21.60
	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th (sf)	100 m	10.46
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	8th	100 m	10.54
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	48th (h)	100 m	10.57
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	19th (sf)	60 m	6.67
	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	10th (sf)	100 m	10.50
			8th	200 m	21.24
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	20th (sf)	100 m	10.20
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	60 m	6.56
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	22nd (sf)	100 m	10.23
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	8th	100 m	11.99
	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	1st	100 m	10.25
			10th (sf)	200 m	21.18
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	34th (h)	100 m	10.34
	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	1st	60 m	6.55
2018	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	1st	60 m	6.51
	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	5th	60 m	6.53
	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	6th	100 m	10.19
			14th (sf)	200 m	21.47
2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th (sf)	100 m	10.25^1
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	27th (h)	100 m	10.24

¹Did not start in the final

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.03 (+1.2 m/s, Paris 2018)
• 200 metres – 20.71 (Tehran 2017)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.51 (Tehran 2018)

See also

• List of Iranian records in athletics

References

1. 2015 WSG profile
2. Taftian Hassan does ‘Bolt’ in Lanka
3. https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/taftian-wins-asian-100m-title

External links

• Hassan Taftian at World Athletics