Mehdi Pirjahan Explained

Mahdi Pirjahan
Birth Date:23 September 1999
Birth Place:Tabriz, Iran
Sport:Athletics
Event:400 metres hurdles
Pb:49.33 s NR
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Mahdi Pirjahan (Persian: مهدی پیرجهان; born 23 September 1999 in Tabriz) is an Iranian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. 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, India, in 2019. This is the current national record.[1] He repeated the same record in 2021 Summer World University Games held on 3 August 2023 in Chengdu, China.[2]

Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games

Pirjahan became the fourth Iranian athlete to win a quota place in Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[3] [4] He was supposed to participate at the Men's 400m hurdles but has tested positive for the coronavirus.[5]

International competitions

Representing
2018Asian Junior ChampionshipsGifu, Japan3rd400 m hurdles51.18
World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland7th400 m hurdles51.15
2019Asian ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6th400 m hurdles50.18
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar25th (h)400 m hurdles50.46
Military World GamesWuhan, Chinabgcolor=gold1st400 m hurdles49.61
2022Islamic Solidarity GamesKonya, Turkey4th400 m hurdles49.35
2023Asian ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailand5th400 m hurdles49.55
World University GamesChengdu, China6th400 m hurdles49.53
Asian GamesHangzhou, China14th (h)400 m hurdles50.95

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 400m Hurdles Men. Athletics Federation of India. 28 August 2019. 28 August 2019.
  2. News: Men's 400m Hurdles - Semi-Final Heat 1 . 4 August 2023 . Chengdu 2021 Official website.
  3. Web site: Athletics - PIRJAHAN Mahdi - Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Tokyo2020.org . .
  4. Web site: 2021-07-01 . Iran's 400 meters athlete Pirjahan qualifies for Olympics . 2021-08-06 . Tehran Times . en.
  5. Web site: Tokyo 2020: Iranian Athlete Pirjahan Tests Positive for COVID-19 - Sports news . 2021-08-06 . Tasnim News Agency . en.