Tofigh Jahanbakht
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 9 February 1931 Sarab, East Azerbaijan, Iran |
| Died | 28 April 1970 (aged 39) London, UK |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Freestyle wrestling |
Medal record | |
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Tofigh Jahanbakht (Persian: توفیق جهانبخت, 9 February 1931 – 28 April 1970) was an Iranian freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1954 World Wrestling Championships, which was Iran's first gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships, and also a bronze medal at the 1952 Olympics.[1][2] Tofigh had a hereditary liver illness, which resulted in the death of his mother and brother. He died of the same illness in London, aged 39.[3]
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- ↑ Jahanbakht Tofigh. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Tovfighe, Djahanbakte (IRI), Tofighe, Jahanbakht (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ↑ Jahanbakht Tofigh. National Olympic Committee of Iran
Categories:
- 1931 births
- 1970 deaths
- People from Sarab, East Azerbaijan
- Sportspeople from East Azerbaijan province
- Olympic wrestlers for Iran
- Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Iranian male sport wrestlers
- Olympic bronze medalists for Iran
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Asian Games silver medalists for Iran
- Asian Games medalists in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 1958 Asian Games
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games
- 20th-century Iranian sportsmen
- World Wrestling Champions