Jahanbakht Tofigh

Jahanbakht Tofigh
Medal record
Competitor for  Iran
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki 67 kg
Asian Games
1958 Tokyo 73 kg
World Championships
1954 Tokyo 67 kg


Jahanbakht Tofigh (Persian: جهانبخت توفیق , born 1931 Sarab, East Azerbaijan deceased 1970 London) was an Iranian Freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal in the 1954 World Wrestling Championships which was Iran's first gold medal in the World Wrestling Championships, and also a bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]

References

  1. "Tofigh Jahanbakht". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 May 2012.


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