Hossein Keyhani

Hossein Keyhani
	Keyhani at the 2018 Asian Games
Personal information
Born	26 April 1990 (age 34); Songhor, Kermanshah Province, Iran
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400–5000 m, 3000 m steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m – 1:51.79 (2017); 1500 m – 3:45.33 (2018); 3000 m – 8:07:09 (2017); 5000 m – 13:56 (2019); 3000 mSC – 8:22.79 (2018);

Hossein Keyhani (Persian: حسین کیهانی; born 26 April 1990 in Songhor, Kermanshah Province) is an Iranian Kurdish^[3] runner specializing in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He represented Iran at the 2017 World Championships but failed to reach the final despite setting a new national record of 8:33.76. Earlier that year he became an Asian Champion in the event. In 2018 he won the steeplechase at the Asian Games, setting new national and Asian Games records. In 2019 he was banned from competing for four years over a positive doping test for stamina-booster EPO.^[4]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Iran
2010	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	6th	3000 m	8:53.25
2011	Asian Championships	Kobe, Japan	7th	3000 m s'chase	9:04.23
2012	West Asian Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2nd	1500 m	3:56.65
2012	West Asian Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:55.59
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	4th	1500 m	3:50.80
2014	Asian Indoor Championships	Hangzhou, China	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.55
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	4th	3000 m s'chase	8:48.48
2016	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	1500 m	3:49.53
	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	3000 m	8:14.99
	Asian Cross Country Championships	Manama, Bahrain	3rd
2017	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:43.82
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	24th (h)	3000 m s'chase	8:33.76
	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	3rd	3000 m	8:07.09
2018	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	1st	3000 m	8:37.68
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:22.79
2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	8th	5000 m	13:56.86
2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	3000 m s'chase	8:36.44
2023	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	7th	3000 m s'chase	8:45.98

References

^ Hossein Keyhani Archived 2018-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
^ Hossein Keyhani at World Athletics
^ https://www.basnews.com/en/babat/461996
^ "Asian Games champ Keyhani banned for doping". Associated Press. 21 June 2019.

External links

Hossein Keyhani at World Athletics
Hossein Keyhani at the Jakarta-Palembang 2018 Asian Games (archived)
حسین کیهانی on Instagram

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[r1-1] Hossein Keyhani Archived 2018-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id

[2] Hossein Keyhani at World Athletics

[3] ttps://www.basnews.com/en/babat/461996

[4] "Asian Games champ Keyhani banned for doping". Associated Press. 21 June 2019.

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