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Gholamreza Takhti (غلامرضا تختی‎; 1930-1968) is the most famous Persian wrestler. He is considered a heroic symbol by some Iranians. He was most famous for his chivalrous and sportsmanship behavior in normal life as well as in sport.

Takhti died a suspicious death in 1968, and while the Pahlavi government of Iran claimed that he has committed suicide in his hotel room, many people considered him to have been killed by the government because of his political activities against the regime. Behrouz Afkhami has directed the movie Takhti about the various guesses about Takhti's death.

Apart from being a strong and famous wrestler, he is known as being the most heroic athletic in Iran's history. His good and kind behaviour has drawn a gentlemanlike picture for all Persian people, even those who were born after his death, and have not seen him at all. Takhti is a Legend. A symbol of a brave hero who became world champion and very famous, however, never forgot his background and those people in the society he belonged to. He is supposed to be the last real champion of life and sport, which is not going to be repeated again forever.

Medals

1951: Silver, World championship, Helsinki

1952: Silver, Olympic Games, Helsinki

1955: Silver, World championship, Warsaw

1956: Gold, Olympic Games, Melbourne

1958: Silver, World championship, Sofia

1958: Gold, Asian championship, Tokyo

1959: Gold, World championship, Tehran

1960: Silver, Olympic Games, Rome

1961: Gold, World championship, Yokohama

1962: Silver, World championship, Toledo, USA

External link

• Thirty seven years passed, ISNA's article on Takhti

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