Reza Ghasemi

Reza Ghasemi
Reza Ghasemi (gray T-shirt) at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Native name
رضا قاسمی
Born (1987-07-24) 24 July 1987
Isfahan, Iran
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
Sprints
ClubNaft
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Iran
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Wuhan100 m
Asian Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Hangzhou60 m
Silver medal – second place2010 Tehran60 m
Silver medal – second place2016 Doha60 m
Silver medal – second place2016 Doha4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2014 Hangzhou60 m
Asian Beach Games
Silver medal – second place2014 Phuket60 m
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Palembang100 m
Bronze medal – third place2013 Palembang200 m

Reza Ghasemi (Persian: رضا قاسمی; born 24 July 1987 in Isfahan) is an Iranian sprinter who won the 60-metre event at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and also ran at the 2012 Summer Olympics, two outdoor world championships and three indoor.

Personal life

On 12 January 2026, Ghasemi publicly supported the 2025–2026 Iranian protests by stating: "History will write that the criminal Khamenei regime shed the blood of innocent people in the streets."[2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Iran
2010 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 2nd 60 m 6.67
World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 22nd (sf) 60 m 6.80
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 9th (sf) 100 m 10.64
7th 200 m 21.18
Universiade Shenzhen, China 11th (sf) 100 m 10.39
6th 200 m 20.88
2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 1st 60 m 6.68
World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 17th (sf) 60 m 6.79
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 34th (h) 100 m 10.31
West Asian Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2nd 100 m 10.43
1st 200 m 21.04
1st 4 × 100 m 40.26
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 4th 100 m 10.37
4th 200 m 20.98
World Championships Moscow, Russia 41st (h) 100 m 10.46
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 1st 100 m 10.29
3rd 200 m 20.96
2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 3rd 60 m 6.68
4th 4 × 400 m 3:13.55
World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 14th (sf) 60 m 6.62
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 5th 100 m 10.25
Asian Beach Games Phuket, Thailand 2nd 60 m 7.17
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 3rd 100 m 10.19
6th 200 m 21.08
World Championships Beijing, China 34th (h) 100 m 10.25
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 2nd 100 m 10.18
11th (h) 200 m 21.311
– 4 × 400 m DQ
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 60 m 6.66
2nd 4 × 400 m 3:11.86
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 58th (h) 100 m 10.47
Asian Beach Games Danang, Vietnam 2nd 60 m 6.55
2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 3rd 60 m 6.64
2018 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 4th 60 m 6.71

1Did not start in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

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