Abbas Samimi

Abbas Samimi (Persian: عباس صمیمی‎, born 9 June 1977, in Shahrekord) is a retired Iranian discus thrower.

His personal best throw is 64.98 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Manila. He is currently coaching his brothers, Mohammad and Mahmoud.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Iran
1997	West Asian Games	Tehran, Iran	1st	52.90 m
1998	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	5th	54.80 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	33rd (q)	54.21 m
2000	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	2nd	58.27 m
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	2nd	60.49 m
2002	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	2nd	60.44 m
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	2nd	59.51 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	28th (q)	57.57 m
2005	Islamic Solidarity Games	Mecca, Saudi Arabia	4th	58.22 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	23rd (q)	60.25 m
	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	10th	57.91 m
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	3rd	59.08 m
2006	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	4th	59.69 m
2007	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	3rd	61.29 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	26th (q)	59.92 m