Hossein Keyhani

Hossein Keyhani is an Iranian Kurdish runner specializing in the 3000 [metres steeplechase]. He represented Iran at the 2017 [World Championships in Athletics|2017 World Championships] but failed to reach the final despite setting a new List of [Iranian records in athletics|national record] of 8:33.76. Earlier that year he became an 2017 [Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Champion] in the event. In 2018 he won the steeplechase at the Asian Games, setting new national and Asian Games records.
In 2019 Keyhani was banned from competing for four years over a positive doping test for EPO. In 2025, he was banned for second time with a eight-year sanction also for testing positive for EPO.