Jahanbakht Tofigh

Jahanbakht Tofigh (Persian: ‫ﺟﻬﺎﻧﺒﺨﺖ ﺗﻮﻓﯿﻖ‬, 9 February 1931 –

Jahanbakht Tofigh
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.[1][2]

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.[3]

References
1. Jahanbakht Tofigh (https://www.sports-reference.com/ol
ympics/athletes/ja/tofigh-jahanbakht-1.html). sports-
reference.com
2. Tovfighe, Djahanbakte (IRI) (https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.d
e/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/daten.php?spid=B14222486
Personal information
046420C840A37FD5CD4EF83), Tofighe, Jahanbakht
(IRI) (https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeld Born 9 February 1931
eak/daten.php?spid=F15C825758C74031869EC9826D Sarab, East Azerbaijan, Iran
F07C5C). iat.uni-leipzig.de
Died 28 April 1970 (aged 39)
3. Jahanbakht Tofigh (http://www.olympic.ir/fa/historymeda
London, UK
ls/olympicmedals/bronzmedalist/jahanbakhttofigh).
National Olympic Committee of Iran Sport
Sport Freestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing Iran
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki 67 kg
World Championships
1954 Tokyo 67 kg
Asian Games
1958 Tokyo 73 kg

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