Amir Moradi
 Amir Moradi in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 April 1990 Gandoman, Iran | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amir Moradi (Persian: امیر مرادی; born 10 April 1990, in Gandoman) is an Iranian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres.[2] He won a bronze medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.[3]
His older brother, Sajjad Moradi, was also a runner.
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Iran
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| 2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 17th (sf) | 800 m | 1:53.50 |
| 2008 | Asian Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th (sf) | 800 m | 1:51.98 |
| Asian Junior Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2nd | 800 m | 1:52.62 | |
| 2009 | Asian Indoor Games | Hanoi, Vietnam | 4th | 800 m | 1:51.28 |
| – | 1500 m | DNF | |||
| Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 6th | 800 m | 1:50.57 | |
| 2010 | West Asian Championships | Aleppo, Syria | 4th | 800 m | 1:47.38 |
| Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 4th (h) | 800 m | 1:47.981 | |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 5th | 800 m | 1:50.33 |
| – | 1500 m | DNF | |||
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 6th | 800 m | 1:50.66 |
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 3rd | 800 m | 1:50.66 | |
| 2018 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 4th | 800 m | 1:53.57 |
| 1st | 1500 m | 3:53.78 | |||
| Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 4th | 800 m | 1:46.55 | |
| 2nd | 1500 m | 3:45.62 | |||
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | – | 800 m | DNF |
| 6th | 1500 m | 3:44.75 | |||
1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
[edit][4] Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:46.55 (Jakarta 2018)
- 1500 metres – 3:46.89 (Ahwaz 2009)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:49.51 (Ashgabat 2017)
Sexual assault
[edit]In June 2025, Amir Moradi, the coach of the Iranian national athletics team, along with two national athletes named Masoud Kamran and Hossein Rasouli, were arrested during the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, on charges of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old Korean woman. According to reports, the three men met the woman at a bar, took her to a hotel near the athletes' village, and allegedly assaulted her. South Korean police arrested them at the scene following the complaint. The investigation is ongoing.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Ashgabat 2017 bio
- ^ Amir Moradi at World Athletics
- ^ "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "All-Athletics profile". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Sexual scandal involving Iran's national athletics team in South Korea". Rouydad24.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2 June 2025.
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