Masoud Azizi

Masoud Azizi

Before the start of heat 4 of the 100 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Afghan
Born	(1985-02-02) February 2, 1985 (age 40)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Afghanistan
Sport	Athletics
Event	100 metres
Updated on 21 July 2012

Masoud Azizi (Dari / Persian: مسعود عزیزی; born 2 February 1985) is an Afghan athlete.[1] His personal best time in the 100m sprint is 11.11 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca. In 2013 Azizi failed a doping test at the 2013 World Championships, and was suspended for two years.

Early life

Azizi was born into a prominent Afghan Pashtun family of the Azizi tribe, a sub-tribe of the Kheshgi tribe.[2]

Career

Azizi represented Afghanistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, competing in the men's 100m sprint. He finished last in his heat, with a time of 11.66 seconds.[3] In the 2005 Asian Championships, Azizi came 7th in a time 11.38 seconds. He represented his country again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[4] He competed in the 100 metres and placed 8th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of 11.45 seconds. Azizi also finished 8th in his first-round heat in the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin in 2009 where he ran alongside Dwain Chambers and African record-holder Olusoji Fasuba.[5] He competed again in the preliminary rounds of the 2011 and 2013 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics.[6]

Doping

In 2013 Azizi failed a doping test at 2013 World Championships, and was suspended for two years.[7]

Personal Bests

Outdoor

Distance	Time	Wind	Location / Date
100m	11.11 sec	+ 0.0 m/s	Mecca / 12 April 2005
200m	22.65 sec	+ 1.9 m/s	Dhaka / 6 February 2010

Indoor

Distance	Time	Location / Date
60m	7.25 sec	Hanoi / 31 October 2009

References

1. "Afghan Woman Runs Toward Olympics Despite Jeers, Potential Danger", Associated Press, March 16, 2008
2. Rashid, Haroon (2002). History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans. Haroon Rashid.
3. Results of the men's 100m sprint, CNN
4. "Afghan Athletes Train for Beijing Olympic " Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Afghan embassy to the United States, April 29, 2008
5. "Athlete biography: Massoud Azizi". Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved 2008-08-24., beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 25, 2008
6. "IAAF: Massoud Azizi | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
7. IAAF suspensions.

External links

• Masoud Azizi at World Athletics