Gholamreza Takhti (August 27, 1930 – January 7, 1968) was a 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.