Tofigh Jahanbakht ( fa, توفیق جهانبخت, 9 February 1931 – 28 April 1970) was an Iranian freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the

1954 World Wrestling Championships The 1954 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tokyo, Japan. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Men's freestyle ReferencesFILA Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1954 Fila Wrestling World Championships World Wrestling Championsh ...

, 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.

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