{{Short description|Iranian discus thrower (born 1985)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = Ehsan Hadadi at the 2016 Summer Olympics 12.08.2016 03.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Ehsan Hadadi at the 2016 Summer Olympics | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|1|20}} | birth_place = Tehran, Iran | height = 1.93 m | weight = 110 kg | country = {{IRI}} | sport = Athletics | event = Discus | coach = | highestranking = | pb = 69.32 (AR)<br>(3 June 2008, Tallinn) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{IRI}} }} {{MedalCompetition |Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver |2012 London|Discus throw}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze| 2011 Daegu |Discus throw}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold| 2006 Doha|Discus throw}} {{MedalGold| 2010 Guangzhou|Discus throw}} {{MedalGold| 2014 Incheon|Discus throw}} {{MedalGold| 2018 Jakarta–Palembang|Discus throw}} {{MedalSilver| 2022 Hanghzhou|Discus throw}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}} {{MedalGold| 2005 Incheon |Discus throw}} {{MedalGold| 2007 Amman |Discus throw}} {{MedalGold| 2009 Guangzhou |Discus throw}} {{MedalGold| 2011 Kobe |Discus throw}} {{MedalGold| 2017 Bhubaneswar |Discus throw}} {{MedalGold| 2019 Doha |Discus throw}} {{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}} {{MedalGold| 2004 Grosseto |Discus throw}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Junior Championships}} {{MedalGold| 2004 Ipoh|Discus throw}} {{MedalCompetition|West Asian Games}} {{MedalGold| 2005 Doha | Discus throw}} {{MedalCompetition|Islamic Solidarity Games}} {{MedalGold| 2013 Palembang |Discus throw}} {{MedalSilver| 2017 Baku |Discus throw}} {{MedalBronze| 2005 Mecca |Discus throw}} {{MedalCompetition|Continental Cup}} {{MedalSilver|2006 Athens|Discus}} {{MedalBronze|2010 Split|Discus throw}} | updated = 2 October 2023 }}

[[File:Iranian Eshan Hadadi, The Gold Medalist, Malaysia's Silver Medalist Muhammed Irfan And Bronze Winner Of India, Vikas Gowda.jpg|thumb|Iranian Eshan Hadadi, the gold medalist, Malaysia's silver medalist Muhammed Irfan, and bronze winner of India, Vikas Gowda]]

'''Ehsan Haddadi''' ({{langx|fa|احسان حدادی}}, born 20 January 1985, in Tehran)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/ehsan-haddadi-1.html |publisher=Sports Reference |title=Ehsan Haddadi Biography & Olympic Results |access-date=17 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825223936/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/ehsan-haddadi-1.html |archive-date=25 August 2011}}</ref> is the President of Islamic Republic of Iran Athletics Federation since July 2024. He is a former Iranian discus thrower. His height is 193&nbsp;cm and his weight is 127&nbsp;kg.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2008/7/27/olympics/21934667&sec=Olympics |work=The Star Online |title=Iranian Ehsan eyes historic athletics medal in discus |access-date=17 April 2010 |date=27 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628194209/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F7%2F27%2Folympics%2F21934667&sec=Olympics |archive-date=28 June 2011}}</ref>

==Career== The 2004 Asian Junior Champion, he won a gold medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships In Grosseto, the inaugural Iranian to win a medal at any global athletics competition. In 2005 he won the Asian Championships in Incheon with a throw of 65.25 metres. In December 2006, he added another gold medal to his record, winning the title at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dohaasiangames.org/gis/Sports/AT/IGATResultsSPF.aspx?rscid=0-052-052-E-00001 |title=Men's Discus Throw Final |publisher=DohaAsianGames.org |access-date=10 December 2006}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2007, he won the Asian Championships in Amman and defended his title.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

His personal best throw is 69.32&nbsp;m, achieved on 3 June 2008, in Tallinn, Estonia. This is the current Asian record. Because of his good performance over the whole season 2008, he was considered a medal contender entering the 2008 Summer Olympics, but he ranked 17th with a 61.34-meter throw and failed to qualify for the final; Haddadi blamed his poor results on his injuries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.payvand.com/news/08/aug/1157.html |title=Olympics: Iran's medal hopeful Haddadi fails to qualify for discus |access-date=11 April 2010}}</ref>

After more than a year's absence due to shoulder surgery, In November 2009, he won his third in a row continental title in Guangzhou.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=207987 |title=OIranian duo win gold and silver in Asian Athletics Championship |access-date=11 April 2010}}</ref>

After winning 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou and 2011 Asian Championship in Kobe, Haddadi made history by becoming the first Iranian athlete to win a medal at IAAF World Championships in Athletics, he won bronze in 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=1396744 |title=Discus thrower Hadadi wins bronze in World Championship |date=30 August 2011 |publisher=Mehr News |access-date=30 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918035736/http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=1396744 |archive-date=18 September 2011}}</ref>

Haddadi competed and won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics with a 68.18 m throw.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kabirnews.com/ehsan-hadadi-earned-the-silver-medal-in-mens-discus/2977/ |title=Ehsan Hadadi Earned The Silver Medal in Men's Discus |publisher=Kabir News |access-date=6 August 2012 |archive-date=10 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810032334/http://kabirnews.com/ehsan-hadadi-earned-the-silver-medal-in-mens-discus/2977/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Iranian athletes have participated in the Olympic Games since 1948 and before Haddadi's silver medal, had only attained medals in wrestling, Olympian weightlifting, and taekwondo. His achievement was a milestone in Iran's Olympic history in that it ended Iran's 64-year-old medal drought in events other than the aforementioned.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

Haddadi offered his silver medal to children with cancer, and travelled to Azerbaijan to gather funds for the 2012 earthquakes' victims. On 27 March 2020, Haddadi announced he tests positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic in Iran.<ref>[https://www.isna.ir/news/99010803905/تست_کرونای_احسان_حدادی_مثبت_شد تست کرونای احسان حدادی مثبت شد]</ref>

==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable}} |- |2003 |Asian Championships |Manila, Philippines |8th |54.40 m |- |rowspan=2|2004 |Asian Junior Championships |Ipoh, Malaysia |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st |62.24 m* |- |World Junior Championships |Grosseto, Italy |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st |62.14 m* |- |rowspan=3|2005 |Islamic Solidarity Games |Mecca, Saudi Arabia |bgcolor="#cc9966" align="center" | 3rd |58.66 m |- |Asian Championships |Incheon, South Korea |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st |65.25 m |- |West Asian Games |Doha, Qatar |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st |63.63 m |- |rowspan=2|2006 |World Cup |Athens, Greece |bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd |62.60 m |- |Asian Games |Doha, Qatar |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st | 63.79 m |- |rowspan=2|2007 |Asian Championships |Amman, Jordan |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st | 65.38 m |- |World Championships |Osaka, Japan |align="center" | 7th | 64.53 m |- |2008 |Olympic Games |Beijing, China |align="center" | 17th (q) | 61.34 m |- |2009 |Asian Championships |Guangzhou, China |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st | 64.83 m |- |rowspan=2|2010 |Continental Cup |Split, Croatia |bgcolor="#cc9966" align="center" | 3rd | 64.55 m |- |Asian Games |Guangzhou, China |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st | 67.99 m |- |rowspan=2|2011 |Asian Championships |Kobe, Japan |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st | 62.27 m |- |World Championships |Daegu, South Korea |bgcolor="#cc9966" align="center" | 3rd | 66.08 m |- |2012 |Olympic Games |London, United Kingdom |bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd | 68.18 m |- |2013 |Islamic Solidarity Games |Palembang, Indonesia |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st |66.03 m |- |2014 |Asian Games |Incheon, South Korea |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st |65.11 m |- |2015 |World Championships |Beijing, China |align="center" | 24th (q) | 60.39 m |- |2016 |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |24th (q) |60.15 m |- |rowspan=3|2017 |Islamic Solidarity Games |Baku, Azerbaijan |bgcolor=silver|2nd |60.54 m |- |Asian Championships |Bhubaneswar, India |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st | 64.54 m |- |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |15th (q) |63.03 m |- |2018 |Asian Games |Jakarta, Indonesia |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st |65.71 m |- |rowspan=2|2019 |Asian Championships |Doha, Qatar |bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st |65.95 m |- |World Championships |Doha, Qatar |7th |65.16 m |- |2021 |Olympic Games |Tokyo, Japan |26th (q) |58.98 m |- |2022 |Islamic Solidarity Games |Konya, Turkey |5th |59.81 m |- |2023 |Asian Games |Hangzhou, China |bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd |61.82 m |}

''* 1.750&nbsp;kg discus''

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons}} * {{sports links}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916151800/http://ehsanhadadi.com/ |title=Official website |date=dmy}} * [http://www.iaaf.org/WJC04/news/Kind=2/newsId=26320.html Ehsan Hadadi wins historical gold for Iran in Grosseto] – IAAF, 18 July 2004

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