Iranian middle-distance runner
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
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
2001
Asian Junior Championships
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
6th
800 m
1:53.21
2002
Asian Championships
Colombo, Sri Lanka
7th
800 m
1:51.72
Asian Games
Busan, South Korea
11th
1500 m
3:50.25
Asian Junior Championships
Bangkok, Thailand
2nd
800 m
1:48.30
3rd
1500 m
3:54.22
2003
Asian Championships
Manila, Philippines
4th
800 m
1:47.38
2004
Asian Indoor Championships
Tehran, Iran
2nd
800 m
1:48.48
2nd
1500 m
3:56.00
World Indoor Championships
Budapest, Hungary
21st (h)
800 m
1:50.06
Olympic Games
Athens, Greece
61st (h)
800 m
1:49.49
2005
World Championships
Helsinki, Finland
14th (h)
800 m
1:45.88
Asian Championships
Incheon, South Korea
3rd
800 m
1:44.74
4th
4 × 400 m relay
3:08.75
2006
World Indoor Championships
Moscow, Russia
24th (h)
800 m
1:51.67
Asian Games
Doha, Qatar
12th
1500 m
DNF
2007
Asian Championships
Amman, Jordan
2nd
800 m
1:52.22
2nd
1500 m
3:47.01
4th
4 × 400 m relay
3:08.64
Asian Indoor Games
Macau
1st
800 m
DNF
1st
1500 m
DNF
World Championships
Osaka, Japan
36th (h)
800 m
1:46.75
21st (sf)
1500 m
3:46.21
2008
Olympic Games
Beijing, China
9th (sf)
800 m
1:46.08
2009
Universiade
Belgrade, Serbia
1st
800 m
1:48.02
–
1500 m
DNF
World Championships
Berlin, Germany
23rd (h)
800 m
1:47.68
Asian Indoor Games
Hanoi, Vietnam
1st
800 m
1:48.48
Asian Championships
Guangzhou, China
1st
800 m
1:48.58
–
1500 m
DNF
2010
West Asian Championships
Aleppo, Syria
2nd
800 m
1:45.76
2nd
1500 m
3:40.31
3rd
4 × 400 m relay
3:07.87
Asian Games
Guangzhou, China
1st
800 m
1:45.45
2nd
1500 m
3:37.09
2011
Asian Championships
Kobe, Japan
2nd
800 m
1:46.35
2nd
1500 m
3:43.30
Universiade
Shenzhen, China
11th (h)
800 m
1:48.10
–
1500 m
DNF
World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
14th (sf)
800 m
1:46.17
2012
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
33rd (h)
800 m
1:48.23
2013
Asian Championships
Pune, India
8th
800 m
1:56.09
4th
1500 m
3:41.60
Islamic Solidarity Games
Palembang, Indonesia
10th (h)
800 m
1:50.07
8th
1500 m
3:45.31
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