Tofigh Jahanbakht Explained

Birth Date:9 February 1931
Birth Place:Sarab, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Death Date:28 April 1970 (aged 39)
Death Place:London, UK
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.