Iranian National Team
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's basketball | ||
| Competitor for Iran | ||
| Asian Games | ||
| Bronze | 2006 Doha | Team |
| Asian Championship | ||
| Gold | 2007 Tokushima | Team |
| Gold | 2009 Tianjin | Team |
Haddadi won a silver medal at the 2002 Asian Under-18 Championship and a gold medal at the 2004 Asian U20 Championship while playing on Iran's junior national teams. He won gold medals at the 2004 and 2005 West Asian Championships with the senior Iranian national basketball team.
Haddadi also won a bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games and gold medals at both the 2007 FIBA Asian Championship and the 2009 FIBA Asian Championship. He was also named the MVP of both tournaments.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he led the tournament with the highest average blocked shots per game and rebounds per game, the latter by a wide margin.
Haddadi was involved in a brawl in the 2009 William Jones cup against team Jordan, which was a vital game in the cup. It later led to the outcome of the championship where Iran won despite having a 6–2 standing while Jordan had a 7–1 record.
Haddadi led team Iran to back-to-back FIBA Asia championships, where they beat Jordan in the semifinals 77–75, and defeated tournament favorite and host China, 70–52.
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