Gholamreza Takhti
Olympic athlete
1930 – 1968
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Who was Gholamreza Takhti?
Gholamreza Takhti was an Iranian Olympic Gold-Medalist Wrestler and Varzesh-e Bastani practitioner. Popularly nicknamed Jahan Pahlevan because of his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship, He was the most popular athlete of Iran in 20th Century, despite the fact that there are dozens of Iranian athletes that have won more international medals than Takhti. Takhti is still a hero to many Iranians. He is listed in the FILA wrestling hall of fame.
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- Born
- Aug 27, 1930
Tehran - Also known as
- Jahan Pahlevan
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Persian people
- Nationality
- Iran
- Profession
- Lived in
- Tehran
- Died
- Jan 7, 1968
Tehran
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on July 23, 2013
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