Tofigh Jahanbakht

Tofigh Jahanbakht (South Azerbaijani: جهانبخت توفیق, Azerbaijani: Cahanbəxt Tofiq) (February 9, 1931 – April 28, 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.^[1][2]

Tofigh Jahanbakht

Personal information
Born	9 February 1931 Sarab, East Azerbaijan, Iran
Died	28 April 1970 (aged 39) London, UK
Sport
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Medal record Representing  Iran Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki 67 kg World Championships 1954 Tokyo 67 kg World Cup 1958 Sofia 73 kg Asian Games 1958 Tokyo 73 kg

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.^[3]