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]
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Born | 1 June 1950 Mashhad, Iran[1] | (age 74)||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Alzahra University[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best | HJ – 1.60 m (1973)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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