Mehdi Pirjahan

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Mahdi Pirjahan
Personal information
Born (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 22)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres hurdles

Mahdi Pirjahan (Persian: مهدی پیرجهان; born 23 September 1999) is an Iranian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[1] He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships narrowly missing the semifinals.

His personal best in the event is 49.33 seconds set in Lucknow in 2019. This is the current national record.

Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games[]

Pirjahan became the fourth Iranian athlete to win a quota place in Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[2][3] He was supposed to participate at the Men's 400m hurdles but has tested positive for the coronavirus.[4]

International competitions[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Iran
2018 Asian Junior Championships Gifu, Japan 3rd 400 m hurdles 51.18
World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 7th 400 m hurdles 51.15
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 6th 400 m hurdles 50.18
World Championships Doha, Qatar 25th (h) 400 m hurdles 50.46

References[]

  1. ^ Mehdi Pirjahan at World Athletics
  2. ^ "Athletics - PIRJAHAN Mahdi - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  3. ^ "Iran's 400 meters athlete Pirjahan qualifies for Olympics". Tehran Times. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  4. ^ "Tokyo 2020: Iranian Athlete Pirjahan Tests Positive for COVID-19 - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2021-08-06.


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