Mohammad Akefian
Iranian sprinter
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Mohammad Akefian (born 31 May 1984) is an Iranian sprinter specializing in the 400 metres. He is the owner of 7 championship medals in Asian youth and adult athletics.Breaking Iran's 18-year-old record of 400 meters is his first honor in his sports career. From 2013 to 2023, Akafian is also in charge of the sprint coaching position of Iran's senior national team.
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| Full name | Mohammad Akefian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Master of Science in physical education from University of Tehran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 meters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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First place in the Hungarian international competition 2010, First place in the international competition of Kazakhstan 2012, First place in the international indoor competition in China 2009 and 8th place in the World Student Championship in Türkiye 2007 are among his other honors.
He also holds a coaching certificate for the advanced bodybuilding course from the National Olympic Committee and the level one track and field course from the World Athletics Federation.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 8th | 400 m | 47.97 |
| Asian Junior Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 4th | 400 m | 47.96 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.95 | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.86 | |||
| 2003 | Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 21.50 |
| 10th (h) | 400 m | 47.12 | |||
| 2004 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 1st | 400 m | 48.71 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:16.99 | |||
| 2005 | Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 8th | 400 m | 47.14 |
| – | 4 × 400 m relay | DNF | |||
| Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 6th | 400 m | 46.93 | |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.75 | |||
| Asian Indoor Games | Pattaya, Thailand | 1st | 400 m | 47.83 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:18.81 | |||
| 2007 | Asian Indoor Games | Macau | 6th | 400 m | 49.06 |
| Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 3rd | 400 m | 46.93 | |
| Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 16th (sf) | 400 m | 47.21 | |
