Mehdi Zamani (; born 20 December 1989) is an Iranian

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er who specialises in the

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, who was banned for two years for doping.

Career

He started out as an

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runner. He placed sixth in that event at the

2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships The 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, also known as the IV Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, was an international indoor athletics event took place in Tehran, Iran, between 24 and 26 February. This was the second edition to be hosted ...

, held in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

, and anchored the

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team to the gold medal (his first international podium finish). He was banned from competition for two years from June 2011 to 2013 after a positive doping test for the banned

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. He returned to action in 2013 as a sprint specialist and after the expiry of his doping ban helped break the Iranian record of 39.69 seconds for the 4×100 metres relay, running alongside

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, Ali Reza Habibi, and

Hassan Taftian Hassan Taftian (; born 4 May 1993 in Torbat-e Heydarieh) is an Iranian sprinter. He is an olympic sprinter that represented Iran at Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. He represented his country at four outdoor and three indoo ...

. At the

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, he won the individual

gold medal after setting a personal best of 47.62 seconds to win at the Iranian Championships.Mehdi Zamani
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-02-17.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zamani, Mehdi Living people 1989 births Iranian male sprinters Doping cases in athletics Iranian sportspeople in doping cases Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games athletes for Iran Asian Indoor Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Iranian sportsmen Place of birth missing (living people)

Career

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