Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei (Persian: احسان مهاجر شجاعی, born 21 March 1983 in Borujerd) is an Iranian middle distance track athlete who specialized in the 800 metres. Mohajer Shojaei was a bronze medalist in the 2006 Asian Games and 2011 Asian Athletics Championships, a competitor at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and a gold medalist at the 2007 Summer Universiade (his first gold medal in an international competition). He was born only one day off of the birth date of fellow countryman Sajjad Moradi, with whom Shojaei ran numerous 800 metres races in international competition.

Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei
Personal information
NationalityIranian
Born (1983-03-21) March 21, 1983 (age 41)
Borujerd, Iran
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportTrack
Event(s)400 metres, 800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 metres: 46.51[1]
800 metres: 1:45.90[2]
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's athletics
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha 800 m
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Kobe 4×400 m relay
Asian Indoor Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Macau 800 m
Asian Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Doha 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Tehran 1500 m
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok 800 m
Updated on former partner: m. Toosi

Running career

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Mohajer Shojaei made his debut on the world stage at the age of 19, when he ran a time of 1:50.08 (min:sec) in the 800 metres race at the 2002 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Thailand.

He won his first gold medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade, running the 800 in 1:46.04, which at the time was his personal best. From this point he gained form for next year's Olympic Games. However, Shojaei did not qualify past the first round in the 800-m race at the 2008 Summer Olympics, running a slightly slower (in comparison to his blistering Universiade victory) 1:49.25.

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2002 Asian Junior Championships Bangkok, Thailand 5th 800 m 1:50.08
2003 World Championships Paris, France 21st (sf) 800 m 1:47.71
Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 6th (h) 800 m 1:48.97[3]
2004 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 5th 800 m 1:49.76
3rd 1500 m 3:56.06
2005 Universiade Izmir, Turkey 6th 800 m 1:47.96
4 × 400 m relay DNF
Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 800 m DNF
1500 m DNF
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.75
2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 3rd 800 m 1:47.43
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 7th 800 m 1:57.81
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 1st 800 m 1:46.04
Asian Indoor Games Macau 2nd 800 m 1:50.22
2008 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 800 m 1:48.68
World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 15th (sf) 800 m 1:49.32
Olympic Games Beijing, China 50th (h) 800 m 1:49.25
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 9th (h) 800 m 1:50.65
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 6th 800 m 1:49.44
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.58

Notes

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  1. ^ All-Athletics. "Profile of Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei".
  2. ^ IAAF. "Athlete profile for Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei".
  3. ^ Did not finish the final
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