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Gholamreza Takhti (August 27, 1930 – January 7, 1968) was an Olympic Gold-Medalist wrestler and Varzesh-e Bastani practitioner. Popularly nicknamed Jahān Pahlevān (“The World Champion”) because of his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship, he was the most popular athlete of homeland in the 20th century, although dozens of persian athletes have won more international medals than he did.
