Mehdi Zamani (; born 20 December 1989) is an Iranian track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres, who was banned for two years for doping.
Career He started out as an 800 metres runner. He placed sixth in that event at the 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, held in Tehran, and anchored the 4×400 metres relay team to the gold medal (his first international podium finish).2010 Asian Indoor Championships Results. Asian Athletics Association (archived). Retrieved on 2014-02-17.
He was banned from competition for two years from June 2011 to 2013 after a positive doping test for the banned steroid methandienone.Athletes currently suspended from all competitions in athletics following an Anti-Doping Rule Violation as at: 11.1.13. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-17.
He returned to action in 2013 as a sprint specialist and after the expiry of his doping ban helped break the Iranian record of 39.69 seconds for the 4×100 metres relay, running alongside Reza Ghasemi, Ali Reza Habibi, and Hassan Taftian.رکورد دو 4 در 100 متر امدادی ایران شکسته شد . Iranian Athletics Federation. Retrieved on 2014-02-17. At the 2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, he won the individual 400 metres gold medal after setting a personal best of 47.62 seconds to win at the Iranian Championships.Mehdi Zamani. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-02-17.
See also List of doping cases in athletics
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