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. 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis...

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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. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Pahlavi dynasty was the ruling dynasty of Iran from 1925 to 1979, from which two Shahs were drawn. ... It has been suggested that Suicide and culture be merged into this article or section. ...

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. Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis...

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 Anatoly Albul (world champion). Afterwards, he saw Albul's mother being very sad of it. "I'm sorry about the result, your son is a great wrestler" Takhti told Anabul's mother. She smiled and kissed his face. Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ▶ (help· info)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ...

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. The Persians of Iran (officially named Persia by West until 1935 while still referred to as Persia by some) are an Iranian people who speak Persian (locally named Fârsi by native speakers) and often refer to themselves as ethnic Iranians as well. ...

Medals

1951: Silver, World championship, Helsinki Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ...

1952: Silver, Olympic Games, Helsinki Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki City manager Jussi Pajunen Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 342nd 185. ...

1955: Silver, World championship, Warsaw Motto: Contemnit procellas (It defies the storms) Semper invicta (Always invincible) Voivodship Masovian Municipal government Mayor MirosÅ‚aw Kochalski (acting) Area 516,9 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 1,692,900 (2004) 2,400,000 3258/km² Founded City rights 13th century turn of the 13th century Latitude Longitude 52...

1956: Gold, Olympic Games, Melbourne Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ...

1958: Silver, World championship, Sofia To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

1958: Gold, Asian championship, Tokyo View of Tokyos Shibuya district Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Palace. ...

1959: Gold, World championship, Tehran Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Tehran The towering Alborz mountains rising above modern Elahiyeh district and its green neighborhoods. ...

1960: Silver, Olympic Games, Rome City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2. ...

1961: Gold, World championship, Yokohama Yokohama (Japanese: 横浜市; -shi) is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. ...

1962: Silver, World championship, Toledo, USA The façade of Toledo cathedral Toledo is a city located in central Spain, the capital of the province of Toledo and of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. ...

External link

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