Tofigh Jahanbakht
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| Born | 9 February 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 April 1970 (aged 39) London, UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tofigh Jahanbakht (South Azerbaijani: جهانبخت توفیق, Azerbaijani: Cahanbəxt Tofiq) (February 9, 1931 – April 28, 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]
In 1961, he won the middleweight title at the British Wrestling Championships.[3] He participated in the championships because he was studying engineering in England at the time.[4]
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.[5]
References
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- ^ Jahanbakht Tofigh. sports-reference.com
- ^ Tovfighe, Djahanbakte (IRI), Tofighe, Jahanbakht (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Wrestling". Daily Herald. 28 November 1960. p. 12. Retrieved 28 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Jahanbakht Tofigh. National Olympic Committee of Iran