Maryam Sedarati

Maryam Sedarati (Persian: مریم صدارتی; born 1 June 1950) is a retired Iranian athlete. In 1973 she became the first Iranian woman to win a medal at an international athletics competition, a bronze in the high jump at the Asian Championships.[3] Next year she placed fifth in the pentathlon at the 1974 Asian Games.[2] Sedarati held the national high jump record from 1964 to 1996. She semi-retired from athletics between 1968 and 1973, to marry and raise her child, and then set her last national record in 1973.[1]

Maryam Sedarati and Teymour Ghiasi during a practice in the Amjadieh Stadium in 1973

Maryam Sedarati
Sedarati at the 1974 Asian Games
Personal information
Born1 June 1950 (1950-06) (age 73)
Mashhad, Iran[1]
Alma materAlzahra University[2]
Sport
SportAthletics pentathlon
Event(s)High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)HJ – 1.60 m (1973)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Asian Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place1973 ManilaHigh jump

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