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'''Masoud Azizi''' (born 2 February 1985) is an [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,338296,00.html "Afghan Woman Runs Toward Olympics Despite Jeers, Potential Danger"], Associated Press, March 16, 2008</ref> His personal best time in the [[100m]] sprint is 11.11 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in [[Mecca]].


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'''Masoud Azizi''' ([[Dari language|Dari]] / {{lang-fa|مسعود عزیزی}}; born 2 February 1985) is an [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,338296,00.html "Afghan Woman Runs Toward Olympics Despite Jeers, Potential Danger"], Associated Press, March 16, 2008</ref> 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.
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Azizi [[Afghanistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics|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.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2004/schedules/99577ByEvent.html Results of the men's 100m sprint], CNN</ref> In the 2005 Asian Championships, Azizi came 7th in a time 11.38 seconds. He [[Afghanistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics|represented his country again]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]].<ref>[http://www.embassyofafghanistan.org/04.29.2008olympic.html "Afghan Athletes Train for Beijing Olympic "], Afghan embassy to the United States, April 29, 2008</ref> 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 Athletics|IAAF World Championships]] in Berlin in 2009 where he ran alongside [[Dwain Chambers]] and African record-holder [[Olusoji Fasuba]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/8005293.shtml |title=Athlete biography: Massoud Azizi |accessdate=2008-08-24 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601001412/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/8005293.shtml |archivedate=June 1, 2009 |df= }}, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 25, 2008</ref>

==Early life ==
Azizi was born into a prominent [[Afghans|Afghan]] [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] family of the Azizi tribe, a sub-tribe of the [[Kheshgi|Kheshgi tribe]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rashid|first=Haroon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gOFtAAAAMAAJ&q=Azizi+|title=History of the Pathans: The Sarabani Pathans|date=2002|publisher=Haroon Rashid|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
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Azizi [[Afghanistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics|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.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2004/schedules/99577ByEvent.html Results of the men's 100m sprint], CNN</ref> In the [[2005 Asian Athletics Championships|2005 Asian Championships]], Azizi came 7th in a time 11.38 seconds. He [[Afghanistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics|represented his country again]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]].<ref>[http://www.embassyofafghanistan.org/04.29.2008olympic.html "Afghan Athletes Train for Beijing Olympic "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513144652/http://www.embassyofafghanistan.org/04.29.2008olympic.html |date=2008-05-13 }}, Afghan embassy to the United States, April 29, 2008</ref> 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 Athletics|IAAF World Championships]] in Berlin in 2009 where he ran alongside [[Dwain Chambers]] and African record-holder [[Olusoji Fasuba]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/8005293.shtml |title=Athlete biography: Massoud Azizi |accessdate=2008-08-24 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601001412/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/3/8005293.shtml |archivedate=June 1, 2009 }}, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 25, 2008</ref> He competed again in the preliminary rounds of the [[2011 World Championships in Athletics|2011]] and [[2013 World Championships in Athletics|2013 World Championships]] and the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/afghanistan/massoud-azizi-200047|title=IAAF: Massoud Azizi {{!}} Profile|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2017-10-07}}</ref>


== Doping ==
== Doping ==
In 2013 Azizi failed doping test taken at 2013 World championships. Athlete was suspended for two years.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=462a4e1d-e749-4009-9c44-66643f4daadc.pdf&urlslug=NEWS%20149%20-%20January%202014 IAAF suspensions.]</ref>
In 2013 Azizi failed a doping test at 2013 World Championships, and was suspended for two years.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=462a4e1d-e749-4009-9c44-66643f4daadc.pdf&urlslug=NEWS%20149%20-%20January%202014 IAAF suspensions.]</ref>


== Personal Bests ==
== Personal Bests ==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*{{World Athletics}}

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Revision as of 07:54, 26 June 2024

Masoud Azizi
Before the start of heat 4 of the 100 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityAfghan
Born (1985-02-02) February 2, 1985 (age 39)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Afghanistan
SportAthletics
Event100 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 25, 2008
  6. ^ "IAAF: Massoud Azizi | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  7. ^ IAAF suspensions.


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