Serkan Yıldırım

Serkan Yıldırım
Yilidirim on the podium at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, with his later rescinded Gold Medal.
Personal information
Native name
سجاد هاشمی آهنگری
BornSajjad Hashemi Ahangari
(1991-08-22) 22 August 1991
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country Iran (2007–2022)
 Turkey (2022–Present)
SportAthletics, Para-athletics
Disability classT12 (Under Review)
Event(s)
100m, 400m
Medal record
Men's Track and field
Representing  Iran
Asian Championships
2011 Kobe 4×400 m relay
Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
2016 Qatar 4×400 m relay
2018 Tehran 4×400 m relay
Military World Games
2011 Rio de Janeiro 400 m
Representing  Turkey
Paralympic Games
Disqualified 2024 Paris 100 m T12
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
2024 Kobe 100 m T12
2024 Kobe 400 m T12

Serkan Yıldırım (born Persian: سجاد هاشمی آهنگری; Latin: Sajjad Hashemi Ahangari on 22 August 1991) is an Iranian-born Turkish athlete. He has competed at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games competing in the 100 m and 400 m sprint events, as well as being a World Champion and World Record holder in the T12 classification.