Hossein Rasouli

Hossein Rasouli
Personal information
Born (1999-12-22) December 22, 1999
Komijan, Iran[1]
Sport
Country Iran
SportAthletics
Event
Discus
Achievements and titles
Personal best62.62[2]
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's athletics
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouDiscus throw

Hossein Rasouli (Persian: حسین رسولی, born December 22, 1999) is an Iranian discus thrower. He became the champion of Asian Junior Athletics Championships in 2018.[3] Rasouli became Iran 2022 Athletic Championships's runner-up after Ehsan Haddadi in 2022.

Allegations of sexual assault

In June 2025, Hossein Rasouli and Amir Moradi, the coach of the Iranian national athletics team, along with a national athlete named Masoud Kamran, 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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "دیدار حسین رسولی، قهرمان پرتاب دیسک جهان، با فرماندار شهرستان کمیجان".
  2. ↑ "Iranian discus thrower crowned at Asian c'ships".
  3. ↑ "Rasouli takes surprise discus win at Asian Junior Championships".
  4. ↑ "Sexual scandal involving Iran's national athletics team in South Korea". Rouydad24.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2 June 2025.
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