The following are the national records in athletics in Iran maintained by Athletic Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran (AAFIRI).
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Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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100 m | 10.03 (+1.2 m/s) | Hassan Taftian | 30 June 2018 | Meeting de Paris | Paris, France | [1] |
10.03 (−0.3 m/s) | 24 August 2019 | [2] | ||||
200 m | 20.63 (+1.0 m/s) a | Mohammad Hossein Abareghi | 14 June 2014 | Asian Junior Championships | Taipei, Taiwan | [3] |
400 m | 45.40 A | Sajjad Hashemi | 13 June 2021 | Erzurum Sprint & Relay Cup | Erzurum, Turkey | [4] |
800 m | 1:44.74 | Sajjad Moradi | 4 September 2005 | Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | |
1500 m | 3:37.09 | Sajjad Moradi | 23 November 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | [5] |
3000 m | 8:07.05 | Mehdi Zarenejad | 12 July 2002 | Honvéd Cup | Budapest, Hungary | |
5000 m | 13:53.40 | Hamid Sajjadi | 11 August 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | [6] |
10,000 m | 29:22.65 | Hamid Sajjadi | 26 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | [7] |
Half marathon | 1:05:33 | Mohammad Jafar Moradi | 20 April 2018 | Batumi Marathon | Batumi, Georgia | [8] |
Marathon | 2:17:14 | Mohammad Jafar Moradi | 24 September 2023 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | [9] |
110 m hurdles | 13.50 (+0.1 m/s) | Rouhollah Askari | 1 July 2012 | Qosanov Memorial | Almaty, Kazakhstan | [10] |
400 m hurdles | 49.33 | Mehdi Pirjahan | 28 August 2019 | Indian Inter-State Championships | Lucknow, India | [11] |
2 October 2020 | Iran Clubs Championships | Tehran, Iran | ||||
3 August 2023 | World University Games | Chengdu, China | [12] | |||
3000 m steeplechase | 8:22.79 | Hossein Keyhani | 27 August 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | [13] |
High jump | 2.26 m | Keivan Ghanbarzadeh | 20 April 2012 | National Championships | Shiraz, Iran | [14] |
22 June 2015 | Asian Grand Prix | Bangkok, Thailand | [15] | |||
25 June 2015 | Asian Grand Prix | Pathum Thani, Thailand | [16] | |||
Pole vault | 5.36 m | Mohsen Rabbani | 7 August 2009 | Iran Clubs Championships | Tehran, Iran | [17] |
Long jump | 8.17 m (+1.3 m/s) | Mohammad Arzandeh | 7 July 2012 | National Olympic Trials | Tehran, Iran | [18] |
Triple jump | 16.62 m (+1.1 m/s) | Hamid Reza Kia | 11 April 2021 | Imam Reza Cup | Mashhad, Iran | [19] |
Shot put | 20.66 m | Shahin Mehrdelan | 28 June 2021 | Shahrekord Grand Prix | Shahrekord, Iran | |
Discus throw | 69.32 m AR | Ehsan Haddadi | 3 June 2008 | EAA Meeting | Tallinn, Estonia | [20] |
Hammer throw | 77.40 m | Kaveh Mousavi | 8 July 2016 | Ivan Tsikhan Tournament | Zhyrovichy, Belarus | [21] |
Javelin throw | 77.11 m | Ali Fathi | 18 April 2023 | Ramezan Cup | Tehran, Iran | [22] |
Decathlon | 7729 pts | Hadi Sepehrzad | 24–25 May 2012 | Iran Clubs Championships | Tehran, Iran | [23] |
10.82 (100 m), 6.94 m (long jump), 16.24 m (shot put), 1.94 m (high jump), 49.82 (400 m) / 14.80 (110 m hurdles), 49.11 m (discus), 4.40 m (pole vault), 52.66 m (javelin), 5:09.59 (1500 m) | ||||||
10,000 m walk (track) | 41:11.1 h | Hamid Reza Zouravand | 2 May 2016 | Shiraz, Iran | [24] | |
10 km walk (road) | 43:58 | Ebrahim Rahimian | 22 May 2008 | Tehran, Iran | [25] | |
20 km walk (road) | 1:22:52 | Hamid Reza Zouravand | 20 March 2016 | Asian Championships | Nomi, Japan | [26] |
50 km walk (road) | ||||||
4 × 100 m relay | 39.69 | Naft Tehran Reza Ghasemi Alireza Habibi Mehdi Zamani Hassan Taftian | 21 June 2013 | Iran Clubs Championships | Tehran, Iran | [27] |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.57 | Iran Reza Bouazar Sajjad Hashemi Sajjad Moradi Edvard Mangasar | 20 September 2010 | West Asian Championships | Aleppo, Syria | [28] |
Event | Record | Athlete | Date | Meet | Place | Ref |
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100 m | 11.33 (+1.0 m/s) | Hamideh Esmaeilnejad | 13 July 2023 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | [29] |
200 m | 23.35 A (+0.3 m/s) | Maryam Tousi | 18 March 2024 | ASA Grand Prix | Pretoria, South Africa | [30] |
400 m | 52.95 | Maryam Tousi | 8 May 2012 | Asian Grand Prix | Bangkok, Thailand | [31] |
800 m | 2:08.86 b | Toktam Dastarbandan | 11 June 2023 | Tehran Grand Prix | Tehran, Iran | [32] |
1500 m | 4:27.73 | Leila Ebrahimi | 23 November 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | [33] |
3000 m | 9:54.11 | Parichehr Shahi | 27 May 2022 | Afgan Safarov Memorial | Baku, Azerbaijan | |
5000 m | 16:37.84 | Parisa Arab | 11 June 2023 | Tehran Grand Prix | Tehran, Iran | [32] |
10,000 m | 34:19.12 | Parisa Arab | 13 October 2023 | Iran Clubs Championships | Tehran, Iran | [34] |
Half marathon | 1:22:27 | Mandana Nouri | 20 October 2019 | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam, Netherlands | [35] |
Marathon | 2:54:28 | Mandana Nouri | 24 January 2020 | Dubai Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [36] |
100 m hurdles | 13.64 (+0.2 m/s) | Elnaz Kompani | 17 August 2023 | Iran Clubs Championships | Tehran, Iran | [37] |
400 m hurdles | 58.86 | Nazanin Fatemeh Eidian | 26 April 2024 | Asian U20 Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [38] |
3000 m steeplechase | 10:40.00 | Samira Khodatars | 13 October 2023 | Iran Clubs Championships | Tehran, Iran | [34] |
High jump | 1.84 m | Sepideh Tavakkoli | 21 May 2018 | Iran Golden League | Tehran, Iran | [39] |
Pole vault | 4.03 m | Mahsa Mirzatabibi | 16 September 2021 | Iran Clubs Championships | Tehran, Iran | [40] |
Long jump | 6.40 m (−1.3 m/s) | Reihaneh Mobini | 15 September 2021 | Iran Clubs Championships | Tehran, Iran | [41] |
Triple jump | 13.23 m | Javaher Zamani | 29 April 2016 | National Championships | Shiraz, Iran | [42] |
Shot put | 18.18 m | Leila Rajabi | 6 July 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | [43] |
Discus throw | 51.57 m | Jaleh Kardan | 12 October 2023 | Iran Clubs Championships | Tehran, Iran | [34] |
Hammer throw | 59.43 m | Zahra Arab-Rostami | 19 May 2023 | Tehran Grand Prix | Tehran, Iran | [44] |
Javelin throw | 51.55 m | Sahar Ziaei | 21 May 2018 | Iran Golden League | Tehran, Iran | [39] |
Heptathlon | 5443 pts | Sepideh Tavakkoli | 3–4 June 2015 | Asian Championships | Wuhan, China | [45] |
14.92 (−0.9 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.80 m (high jump), 13.76 m (shot put), 26.47 (−0.4 m/s) (200 m), 5.64 m (+1.3 m/s) (long jump), 35.95 m (javelin), 2:25.79 (800 m) | ||||||
10,000 m walk (track) | 52:31.00 | Zahra Jafarabadi | 11 August 2017 | Iran Clubs Championships | Tehran, Iran | [46] |
20 km walk (road) | 1:54:42 | Zahra Jafarabadi | 8 February 2020 | National Team Trials | Tehran, Iran | [47] |
4 × 100 m relay | 46.14 | Chadormelo Ardakan Farzaneh Fasihi Fatemeh Adabi Sanaz Amiripour Faezeh Ashourpour | 31 August 2022 | Iran Clubs Championships | Tehran, Iran | [48] |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:46.77 | Azad University Tehran Sajedeh Fani Melina Esmaeili Negin Azari Nazanin Fatemeh Eidian | 13 October 2023 | Iran Clubs Championships | Tehran, Iran | [34] |
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