Sajjad Moradi Explained

Sajjad Moradi
Sport:Track
Event:800 metres, 1500 metres
Nationality:Iranian
Birth Date:30 March 1983
Birth Place:Lordegan, Iran
Height:183cm
Weight:68kg
Pb:800 metres

1:44.74[1]
1500 metres: 3:37.09

Sajjad Moradi (Persian: سجاد مرادی, born 30 March 1983[2]) is an Iranian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 m and 1500 m. He holds multiple national records for Iran from various track disciplines. Moradi is a gold-medalist in the Asian Games, Asian Athletics Championships, Asian Indoor Games, and Universiade. He also competed at three Summer Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012.

Biography

He was born in Lordegan. Sajjad is the older brother of Amir Moradi (born 1990), who is also an elite track athlete specializing in the 800 and 1500 metres.

Running career

2004 Summer Olympics

Barely 21 years old, Moradi ran sixth heat at the men's 800 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics with a time of 1:49.10, exiting in the first round. In his heat, Moradi lost out to older and more experienced Ivan Heshko and Amine Laâlou.

2008 Summer Olympics

Moradi ran both the men's 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the men's 1500 metres of the same competition. For the 800, he narrowly missed qualification for the final 800, running a 1:46.08 just one place behind the last finals qualifier.

2012 Summer Olympics

Moradi ran the men's 800 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He ran fifth heat of the race and ran a time of 1:48.23, qualifying for the next round. In the semifinal, however, he got disqualified for a lane violation.

Achievements

2001Asian Junior ChampionshipsBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei6th800 m1:53.21
2002Asian ChampionshipsColombo, Sri Lanka7th800 m1:51.72
Asian GamesBusan, South Korea11th1500 m3:50.25
Asian Junior ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailandbgcolor=silver2nd800 m1:48.30
3rd1500 m3:54.22
2003Asian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines4th800 m1:47.38
2004Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTehran, Iranbgcolor=silver2nd800 m1:48.48
bgcolor=silver2nd1500 m3:56.00
World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary21st (h)800 m1:50.06
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece61st (h)800 m1:49.49
2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland14th (h)800 m1:45.88
Asian ChampionshipsIncheon, South Korea3rd800 m1:44.74
4th4 × 400 m relay3:08.75
2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia24th (h)800 m1:51.67
Asian GamesDoha, Qatar12th1500 mDNF
2007Asian ChampionshipsAmman, Jordanbgcolor=silver2nd800 m1:52.22
bgcolor=silver2nd1500 m3:47.01
4th4 × 400 m relay3:08.64
Asian Indoor GamesMacaubgcolor=gold1st800 mDNF
bgcolor=gold1st1500 mDNF
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan36th (h)800 m1:46.75
21st (sf)1500 m3:46.21
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China9th (sf)800 m1:46.08
2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbiabgcolor=gold1st800 m1:48.02
1500 mDNF
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany23rd (h)800 m1:47.68
Asian Indoor GamesHanoi, Vietnambgcolor=gold1st800 m1:48.48
Asian ChampionshipsGuangzhou, Chinabgcolor=gold1st800 m1:48.58
1500 mDNF
2010West Asian ChampionshipsAleppo, Syriabgcolor=silver2nd800 m1:45.76
bgcolor=silver2nd1500 m3:40.31
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:07.87
Asian GamesGuangzhou, Chinabgcolor=gold1st800 m1:45.45
bgcolor=silver2nd1500 m3:37.09
2011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japanbgcolor=silver2nd800 m1:46.35
bgcolor=silver2nd1500 m3:43.30
UniversiadeShenzhen, China11th (h)800 m1:48.10
1500 mDNF
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea14th (sf)800 m1:46.17
2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom33rd (h)800 m1:48.23
2013Asian ChampionshipsPune, India8th800 m1:56.09
4th1500 m3:41.60
Islamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia10th (h)800 m1:50.07
8th1500 m3:45.31

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athlete profile for Sajad Moradi. IAAF.
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/sadjad-moradi-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20191015022351/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/sadjad-moradi-1.html. dead. 15 October 2019. 15 May 2012.