Almaty, Kazakhstan June 19 and June 20, 2021
The previous week this very strong Iranian runner had said the Iranian record with 45.40 in Erzurum, Turkey. With better competition and with more suitable locations we feel confident that this Iranian can run sub 45 seconds for the 400 m.
Iran is hardly a hotbed of track and field. However, Iran is very strong in Asia in both basketball and volleyball. Iran is perennial threat in the Asian championships in both basketball and volleyball usually dueling with China and Japan.
1. Sajjad HASHEMI 22 AUG 1991
IRI
45.85
2. Andrey SOKOLOV 21 JAN 1995
KAZ
47.37
3. Yefim TARASSOV 08 JAN 2002
KAZ
47.92
4. Muhammad Ilham SUHAIMI 03 JAN 2000
MAS
48.47
5. Grigoriy DEREPASKIN 14 MAY 1998
TJK
48.77
6. Elnur MUKHITDINOV 21 APR 1993
KAZ
49.06
7. Timur BAYMURAT 16 SEP 2001
KAZ
49.94
8. Odilshoh ISMATOV 18 APR 1992
TJK
50.17
9. Nikita PETYAKHIN 11 JAN 2005
KAZ
50.30
Iranian record:
45.40 Sajjad Hashemi 13 June 2021 Erzurum Sprint & Relay Cup Turkey Erzurum, Turkey (this time represents the Iranian all-time record for 400 m).