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Born | 9 February 1931 Sarab, East Azerbaijan, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 April 1970 (aged 39) London, UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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."
References※
- ^ Jahanbakht Tofigh. sports-reference.com
- ^ Tovfighe, Djahanbakte (IRI), Tofighe, Jahanbakht (IRI). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ Jahanbakht Tofigh. National Olympic Committee of Iran
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