Reza Ghasemi (; born 24 July 1987 in Isfahan) is an Iranian sprinter who won the 60-metre event at the 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and also ran at the 2012 Summer Olympics, two outdoor world championships and three indoor.
Personal life On 12 January 2026, Ghasemi publicly supported the 2025–2026 Iranian protests by stating: "History will write that the criminal Khamenei regime shed the blood of innocent people in the streets."https://www.iranintl.com/202601138100
International competitions Representing 2010Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTehran, Iran2nd60 m6.67World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar22nd (sf)60 m6.802011Asian ChampionshipsKobe, Japan9th (sf)100 m10.647th200 m21.18UniversiadeShenzhen, China11th (sf)100 m10.396th200 m20.882012Asian Indoor ChampionshipsHangzhou, China1st60 m6.68World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey17th (sf)60 m6.79Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom34th (h)100 m10.31West Asian ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates2nd100 m10.431st200 m21.041st4 × 100 m40.262013Asian ChampionshipsPune, India4th100 m10.374th200 m20.98World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia41st (h)100 m10.46Islamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia1st100 m10.293rd200 m20.962014Asian Indoor ChampionshipsHangzhou, China3rd60 m6.684th4 × 400 m3:13.55World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland14th (sf)60 m6.62Asian GamesIncheon, South Korea5th100 m10.25Asian Beach GamesPhuket, Thailand2nd60 m7.172015Asian ChampionshipsWuhan, China3rd100 m10.196th200 m21.08World ChampionshipsBeijing, China34th (h)100 m10.25Military World GamesMungyeong, South Korea2nd100 m10.1811th (h)200 m21.311 –4 × 400 mDQ2016Asian Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar2nd60 m6.662nd4 × 400 m3:11.86Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil58th (h)100 m10.47Asian Beach GamesDanang, Vietnam2nd60 m6.552017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAshgabat, Turkmenistan3rd60 m6.642018Asian Indoor ChampionshipsTehran, Iran4th60 m6.71 1Did not start in the semifinals
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.12 (+0.4 m/s, Almaty 2015) 200 metres – 20.68 (+0.4 m/s, Almaty 2015) Indoor 60 metres – 6.58 (Sopot 2014
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