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Gholamreza Takhti

Gholamreza Takhti
Gholamreza Takhti, Iranian wrestler and politician (d. 1968)

Gholamreza Takhti was an Iranian freestyle wrestler and varzesh-e bastani practitioner. He was a gold medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1958 Asian Games, 1959 World Championships, and 1961 World Championships, as well as a three-time Pahlevan of Iran. Popularly nicknamed Jahân Pahlevân because of his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship, he was the most popular athlete of Iran in the 20th century, although dozens of Iranian athletes have won more international medals than he did. Takhti is still a hero to many Iranians. He is listed in the UWW Hall of Fame.

27 August 1930

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