Ehsan Haddadi (, born 20 January 1985, in Tehran) is the President of Islamic Republic of Iran Athletics Federation since July 2024. He is a former Iranian discus thrower. His height is 193 cm and his weight is 127 kg.
Career 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. In 2007, he won the Asian Championships in Amman and defended his title.
His personal best throw is 69.32 m, achieved on 3 June 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.
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.
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.
Haddadi competed and won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a 68.18 m throw. 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.
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.تست کرونای احسان حدادی مثبت شد
International competitions 2003Asian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines8th54.40 m2004Asian Junior ChampionshipsIpoh, Malaysia 1st62.24 m*World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy 1st62.14 m*2005Islamic Solidarity GamesMecca, Saudi Arabia 3rd58.66 mAsian ChampionshipsIncheon, South Korea 1st65.25 mWest Asian GamesDoha, Qatar 1st63.63 m2006World CupAthens, Greece 2nd62.60 mAsian GamesDoha, Qatar 1st 63.79 m2007Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan 1st 65.38 mWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan 7th 64.53 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China 17th (q) 61.34 m2009Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, China 1st 64.83 m2010Continental CupSplit, Croatia 3rd 64.55 mAsian GamesGuangzhou, China 1st 67.99 m2011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japan 1st 62.27 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea 3rd 66.08 m2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom 2nd 68.18 m2013Islamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia 1st66.03 m2014Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea 1st65.11 m2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China 24th (q) 60.39 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil24th (q)60.15 m2017Islamic Solidarity GamesBaku, Azerbaijan2nd60.54 mAsian ChampionshipsBhubaneswar, India 1st 64.54 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom15th (q)63.03 m2018Asian GamesJakarta, Indonesia 1st65.71 m2019Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar 1st65.95 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar7th65.16 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan26th (q)58.98 m2022Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey5th59.81 m2023Asian GamesHangzhou, China 2nd61.82 m
* 1.750 kg discus
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External links
Ehsan Hadadi wins historical gold for Iran in Grosseto – IAAF, 18 July 2004