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Masoud Azizi
Nationality Afghan Born (1985-02-02 ) February 2, 1985 (age 39) Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 63 kg (139 lb) Country Afghanistan Sport Athletics Event 100 metres Updated on 21 July 2012
Masoud Azizi (born 2 February 1985) is an Afghan athlete .[ 1] 100m sprint is 11.11 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Mecca .
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.[ 2] represented his country again at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing .[ 3] 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 .[ 4]
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 / 06 February 2010
Indoor
Distance
Time
Location / Date
60m
7.25 sec
Hanoi / 31 October 2010
References
^ "Afghan Woman Runs Toward Olympics Despite Jeers, Potential Danger" , Associated Press, March 16, 2008^ Results of the men's 100m sprint , CNN^ "Afghan Athletes Train for Beijing Olympic " , Afghan embassy to the United States, April 29, 2008^ Athlete biography: Massoud Azizi , beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 25, 2008
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