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Revision as of 07:59, 7 February 2006 by 136.186.1.118 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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.
In 1961, a terrible earthquake had occurred in west of Iran ( Boein Zahra) and many people were killed and many houses were demolished. Takhti had touched deeply and he has started to walk in one of the biggest streets of Iran and requested people to assist victims. Thousands of people had presented their money and other contributions and many of the other champions also followed him but government officials stopped him.
In Moscow, he overcame his opponent Anatoli Albol (world champion). After the race, he saw Albol's mother being very sad of it. "I'm sorry about the result, your son is a great wrestler" Takhti told Anabol's mother. She smiled and kissed his face.
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. He is dead, nevertheless, never dies in the heart of Persians.
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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