"Nine centimetres from glory" trivia...

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I can easily imagine Iranian Ehsan Hadadi's frustration for having almost reached the first step of the olympic podium...
Half congrats DoubleRBar, 🏅👏🏻

[DoubleRBar]

Unfortunately, I don't remember the name of the discus thrower from Iran who won the Olympic silver medal in London (2012). I should know him because I was there.

[79]

Yes he is.

[DoubleRBar]

Is the U.S. athlete with world-class potential Kamy Keshmiri?

[79]

He is the the unique athlete to have ever won an olympic T&F medal for his country.
To help, there was a US athlete having the same roots who was a world-class potential through the early 90s' but failed drug tests then.
Who is he?