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 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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.