Maryam Sedarati

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]

_{Maryam Sedarati and Teymour Ghiasi during a practice in the Amjadieh Stadium in 1973}

Maryam Sedarati

Sedarati at the 1974 Asian Games
Personal information
Born	1 June 1950 (1950-06) (age 70) Mashhad, Iran[1]
Alma mater	Alzahra University[2]
Sport
Sport	Athletics pentathlon
Event(s)	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	HJ – 1.60 m (1973)[1]
Medal record Representing  Iran Asian Athletics Championships 1973 Manila High jump

References

1. Women High Jump National Record Is Broken After 23 Years. sportestan.com
2. Maryam Sedarati. takhtejamshidcup.com
3. ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS. gbrathletics.com