Hamideh Esmaeil Nezhad
Happy birthday to the fastest woman in Iranian history, Hamideh Esmaeil Nezhad — the national 100m record holder, with a best of 11.33 that no Iranian woman has ever beaten. From Sabzevar to the top of her nation’s all-time lists, Hamideh has been a fixture of Iran’s national sprint team since her junior days, collecting international gold, silver and bronze across the 60m, 100m and 200m — including a 60m title at the Turkish Indoor Championships, won in 7.50 against a strong international field.
National records in the sprints are the hardest currency in athletics: every hundredth is fought for across years of starts, drives and lean finishes. To hold your country’s 100m record is to be, quite literally, the fastest your nation has ever produced. That’s Hamideh’s title, and a nation of 93 million is behind her as she defends it.
تولدت مبارک، حمیده! پرافتخارتر و سریعتر از همیشه. 🎂🎁🎉🫶🫶🇮🇷