# Hassan Taftian

Hassan Taftian (Persian: حسن تفتیان; born 4 May 1993 in Torbat-e Heydarieh) is an Iranian sprinter. He is an olympic sprinter that represented Iran at Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. He represented his country at four outdoor and three indoor World Championships.
Taftian won the gold medal in 100 metres at the 2012 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Colombo, Sri Lanka. On 8 July 2017 Taftian became the first Iranian to ever win the gold medal in 100 metres in an Asian Athletics Championships after finishing with a time of 10.25 seconds at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, India.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Iran ||||||
| 2009 | Asian Youth Games | Singapore | 6th | 100 m | 11.27 |
| 2010 | Asian Junior Championships | Hanoi, Vietnam | 2nd | 100 m | 10.81 |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 19th (sf) | 100 m | 10.89 |
| 2012 | Asian Junior Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1st | 100 m | 10.49 |
| 2012 | Asian Junior Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 3rd | 200 m | 21.60 |
| 2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 9th (sf) | 100 m | 10.46 |
| 2012 | West Asian Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 4th | 100 m | 10.52 |
| 2012 | West Asian Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 40.26 |
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 8th | 100 m | 10.54 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 48th (h) | 100 m | 10.57 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 19th (sf) | 60 m | 6.67 |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 10.50 |
| 2014 | Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 8th | 200 m | 21.24 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 20th (sf) | 100 m | 10.20 |
| 2016 | Asian Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 60 m | 6.56 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 22nd (sf) | 100 m | 10.23 |
| 2017 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Baku, Azerbaijan | 8th | 100 m | 11.99 |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 1st | 100 m | 10.25 |
| 2017 | Asian Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 21.18 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 34th (h) | 100 m | 10.34 |
| 2017 | Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 1st | 60 m | 6.55 |
| 2018 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 1st | 60 m | 6.51 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5th | 60 m | 6.53 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 6th | 100 m | 10.19 |
| 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 14th (sf) | 200 m | 21.47 |
| 2019 | Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar | 7th (sf) | 100 m | 10.25$^1$ |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 27th (h) | 100 m | 10.24 |
| 2019 | Military World Games | Wuhan, China | 1st | 100 m | 10.24 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 28th (h) | 100 m | 10.19 |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 35th (h) | 60 m | 6.75 |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 5th | 100 m | 10.02 |
| 2022 | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | – | 200 m | DQ |
| 2023 | Asian Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | 3rd | 100 m | 10.23 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 23rd (h) | 100 m | 10.17 |
| 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | 4th | 100 m | 10.14 |
| 2024 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 6th | 60 m | 6.69 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 33rd (h) | 100 m | 10.18 |
$^1$Did not start in the final

## Personal bests

Outdoor
* 100 metres – 10.029 (+1.2 m/s, Paris 2018)
* 200 metres – 20.71 (Tehran 2017)
Indoor
* 60 metres – 6.51A (Tehran 2018)