Tofigh Jahanbakht
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Representing Iran | ||
Men's Freestyle wrestling
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Olympic Games | ||
1952 Helsinki | 67 kg | |
Asian Games | ||
1958 Tokyo | 73 kg | |
World Championships | ||
1954 Tokyo | 67 kg |
Jahanbakht Tofigh (Persian: جهانبخت توفیق, born 1931 Sarab, East Azerbaijan – deceased 1970 London) was an Iranian Freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal in the 1954 World Wrestling Championships which was Iran's first gold medal in the World Wrestling Championships, and also a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]
References
- ^ "Tofigh Jahanbakht". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
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- 1931 births
- 1970 deaths
- Iranian Azerbaijani sportspeople
- People from Sarab
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Iran
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Asian Games silver medalists for Iran
- Asian Games medalists in wrestling
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