Reza Ghasemi

{{Short description|Iranian sprinter (born 1987)}} {{Infobox athlete | name = Reza Ghasemi | native_name = رضا قاسمی | native_name_lang = fa | image = 2013 World Championships in Athletics (August, 10) by Dmitry Rozhkov 53.jpg | imagesize = 180 px | caption = Reza Ghasemi (gray T-shirt) at the 2013 World Championships | sport = Track and field | event = Sprints | club = Naft | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|07|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Isfahan, Iran | height = 1.79 m<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011343/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gh/reza-ghasemi-1.html Sports-Reference profile]</ref> | weight = 76 kg | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country |{{IRN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Asian Championships }} {{MedalBronze | 2015 Wuhan | 100 m }} {{MedalCompetition | Asian Indoor Championships }} {{MedalGold | 2012 Hangzhou | 60 m }} {{MedalSilver | 2010 Tehran | 60 m }} {{MedalSilver | 2016 Doha | 60 m }} {{MedalSilver | 2016 Doha|4×400 m relay}} {{MedalBronze | 2014 Hangzhou | 60 m }} {{MedalCompetition | Asian Beach Games }} {{MedalSilver | 2014 Phuket | 60 m }} {{MedalCompetition | Islamic Solidarity Games }} {{MedalGold | 2013 Palembang | 100 m }} {{MedalBronze | 2013 Palembang | 200 m }} }}

'''Reza Ghasemi''' ({{langx|fa|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."<ref>https://www.iranintl.com/202601138100</ref>

==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{IRI}} |- |rowspan=2|2010 |Asian Indoor Championships |Tehran, Iran |bgcolor=silver|2nd |60 m |6.67 |- |World Indoor Championships |Doha, Qatar |22nd (sf) |60 m |6.80 |- |rowspan=4|2011 |rowspan=2|Asian Championships |rowspan=2|Kobe, Japan |9th (sf) |100 m |10.64 |- |7th |200 m |21.18 |- |rowspan=2|Universiade |rowspan=2|Shenzhen, China |11th (sf) |100 m |10.39 |- |6th |200 m |20.88 |- |rowspan=6|2012 |Asian Indoor Championships |Hangzhou, China |bgcolor=gold|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 |- |rowspan=3|West Asian Championships |rowspan=3|Dubai, United Arab Emirates |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m |10.43 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |200 m |21.04 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 100 m |40.26 |- |rowspan=5|2013 |rowspan=2|Asian Championships |rowspan=2|Pune, India |4th |100 m |10.37 |- |4th |200 m |20.98 |- |World Championships |Moscow, Russia |41st (h) |100 m |10.46 |- |rowspan=2|Islamic Solidarity Games |rowspan=2|Palembang, Indonesia |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |10.29 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |200 m |20.96 |- |rowspan=5|2014 |rowspan=2|Asian Indoor Championships |rowspan=2|Hangzhou, China |bgcolor=cc9966|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 |bgcolor=silver|2nd |60 m |7.17 |- |rowspan=6|2015 |rowspan=2|Asian Championships |rowspan=2|Wuhan, China |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |100 m |10.19 |- |6th |200 m |21.08 |- |World Championships |Beijing, China |34th (h) |100 m |10.25 |- |rowspan=3|Military World Games |rowspan=3|Mungyeong, South Korea |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m |10.18 |- |11th (h) |200 m |21.31<sup>1</sup> |- | – |4 × 400 m |DQ |- |rowspan=4|2016 |rowspan=2|Asian Indoor Championships |rowspan=2|Doha, Qatar |bgcolor=silver|2nd |60 m |6.66 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 400 m |3:11.86 |- |Olympic Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |58th (h) |100 m |10.47 |- |Asian Beach Games |Danang, Vietnam |bgcolor=silver|2nd |60 m |6.55 |- |2017 |Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games |Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |60 m |6.64 |- |2018 |Asian Indoor Championships |Tehran, Iran |4th |60 m |6.71 |} <sup>1</sup>Did not start in the semifinals

==Personal bests== '''Outdoor''' *100 metres – 10.12 (+0.4 m/s, Almaty 2015) *200 metres – 20.68 (+0.4 m/s, Almaty 2015) '''Indoor''' *60 metres – 6.58 (Sopot 2014

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghasemi, Reza}} Category:1987 births Category:Iranian men sprinters Category:Living people Category:Olympic athletes for Iran Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Iran Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Category:Sportspeople from Isfahan Category:Asian Games athletes for Iran Category:Asian Indoor Athletics Championships winners Category:21st-century Iranian sportsmen Category:Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Iran Category:Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Iran Category:Medalists at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Category:Military World Games silver medalists for Iran Category:Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:West Asian Athletics Championships winners Category:Asian Athletics Championships medalists