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| Birth name | Gholamreza Takhti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Jahān Pahlevān | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 27, 1930 Tehran, Imperial State of Persia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 7, 1968 (aged 37) Tehran, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Ibn Babawayh Cemetery, Rey, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1950–1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle, koshti pahlavāni | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Poulad Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | 1952 Summer Olympics: Freestyle 79kg – Silver 1956 Summer Olympics: Freestyle 87kg – Gold 1960 Summer Olympics: Freestyle 87kg – Silver 1964 Summer Olympics: Freestyle 97kg – 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 1951 World Championships: Freestyle 79kg – Silver 1954 World Championships: Freestyle 87kg – 5th 1959 World Championships: Freestyle 87kg – Gold 1961 World Championships: Freestyle 87kg – Gold 1962 World Championships: Freestyle 97kg – Silver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regional finals | 1958 Asian Games: Freestyle 87kg – Gold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National finals | Pahlevan of Iran (3): 1336, 1337, 1338 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gholamreza Takhti (Persian: غلامرضا تختی, August 27, 1930 – January 7, 1968) was an Iranian freestyle wrestler and varzesh-e bastani (Persian traditional sport) practitioner.[1] He was a gold medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1958 Asian Games, 1959 World Championships, and 1961 World Championships, as well as a three-time Pahlevan of Iran. Popularly nicknamed Jahân Pahlevân (جهان پهلوان; "The World Champion")[2] because of his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship (Javanmardi in Iranian culture),[3] he was the most popular athlete of Iran in the 20th century, although dozens of Iranian athletes have won more international medals than he did.[1] Takhti is still a hero to many Iranians.[4] He is listed in the UWW Hall of Fame.
- ^ a b Houchang E. Chehabi, “TAḴTI, Ḡolām-Reżā”, Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition, originally published July 20, 2005
- ^ Behrooz, Maziar (2000). Rebels With A Cause: The Failure of the Left in Iran. I.B.Tauris. p. 197. ISBN 9781860646300.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
suwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Gholamreza TAKHTI (IRI): Biographie". Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA). Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2012.