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Tofigh Jahanbakht

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Tofigh Jahanbakht
Medal record
Representing  Iran
Men's Freestyle wrestling


Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Helsinki 67 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1958 Tokyo 73 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 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

  1. ^ "Tofigh Jahanbakht". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 May 2012.

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