Farzaneh Fasihi

Farzaneh Fasihi
	Fasihi at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Native name	فرزانه فصیحی
Born	3 January 1993 (age 33); Isfahan, Iran
Education	Physical education
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country	Iran
Sport	Track and field: Sprint
Events	60 metres; 100 metres; 200 metres; 4 × 400 metres relay;
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Outdoor 100 m – 11.39 (2023); 200 m – 23.96 (2018); Indoor 60 m – 7.23 (2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Iran
Asian Championships
Asian Indoor Championships
Islamic Solidarity Games

Farzaneh Fasihi (Persian: فرزانه فصیحی, also Romanized as "Farzāneh Fasihi", Persian pronunciation: [fæɾzɒːˈne fæsiːˈhiː]; born 1993 in Isfahan) is an Iranian sprinter.^[1]^[2] Fasihi is the Iranian record holder of the 60 metres indoor with 7.20 seconds.^[3]

Sporting career

Fasihi's first international experience was at the 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha, finishing 5th in 60 m and winning the silver medal in 4 × 400 m relay. In 2017, she participated in the Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku and reached the semi-finals in 100 m. In 2018, she participated in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran, where she won the bronze medal in the 60 m with a 7.44 seconds record. ^{[citation needed]}

She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics (49th) and 2023 World Athletics Championships (44th) in the 100 m, finishing in the heats round.^[3]

Personal bests

Source:^[3]

Outdoor

100 metres – 11.39 (Bangkok, 2023)
200 metres – 23.97 (Tehran, 2018)
4 × 100 metres relay – 46.14 (NR) (Tehran, 2022)

Indoor

60 metres – 7.20 (NR) (Tehran, 2024)

International competitions

Gold medal: Western Asia Championships, 2012, Dubai, UAE, in 4 × 400 m
Silver medal: 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games, held in 2022, Konya, Turkey, in 100 m: 11.12^[4] NR
Silver medal: Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, 2016, Doha, Qatar, in 4 × 400 m: 4:06.51^[5]
Silver medal: Western Asia Championships, 2012, Dubai, UAE, in 100 m
Silver medal: Malaysian International Athletics Competition, 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 4 × 400 m^[6]
Silver medal: 21st Fajr International Indoor Athletics Championships, 2013, Tehran, Iran, in 60 m: 7.60
Bronze medal: Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, 2018, Tehran, Iran, in 60 m: 7.44^[7]
Bronze medal: Malaysian International Athletics Competition, 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 100 m
Bronze medal: Malaysian International Athletics Competition, 2012, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 200 m
Bronze medal: Asian Indoor Championships, 2018, Tehran, Iran, in 60 m: 7.44
5th place: Asian Indoor Championships, 2016, Doha, Qatar, in 60 m

Personal life

On 5 January 2026, Fasihi publicly supported the 2025–2026 Iranian protests on her Instagram, stating: "If a better future is to be built, it cannot be built by denying the suffering and oppression of the people."^[8]