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Gholamreza Takhti
Gholamreza Takhti (, August 27, 1930 – January 7, 1968) was an Iranian Freestyle wrestling, freestyle wrestler and a practitioner of Varzesh-e Bastani, varzesh-e bastani (''Persian traditional sport'').Houchang E. Chehabi, �TAḴTI, Ḡolām-Reżā��, Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition, originally published July 20, 2005 He was a gold medalist at the Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics, Wrestling at the 1958 Asian Games, 1958 Asian Games, 1959 World Wrestling Championships, 1959 World Championships, and 1961 World Wrestling Championships, 1961 World Championships, as well as a three-time ''Pahlevan of Iran''. Popularly nicknamed ''Jahan Pahlavan, Jahân Pahlevân'' (جهان پهلوان; "The World Champion") because of his chivalrous behavior and sportsmanship (''Javānmardi, Javanmardi'' in Culture of Iran, Iranian culture), he was the most popular athlete of Iran in the 20th century, although dozens of Iranian athletes have won more internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9.8 million in the city as of 2025, and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the List of largest cities of Iran, most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, the Largest metropolitan areas of the Middle East, second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo, and the 24th most populous metropolitan area in the world. Greater Tehran includes several municipalities, including, Karaj, Eslamshahr, Shahriar, Tehran province, Shahriar, Qods, Iran, Qods, Malard, Golestan, Tehran, Golestan, Pakdasht, Qarchak, Nasimshahr, Parand, Pardis, Andisheh and Fardis. In the classical antiquity, part of the territory of present-day Tehran was occupied by Rhages (now Ray, Iran, Ray), a prominent Medes, Median city almost entirely des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freestyle Wrestling
Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the United States are conducted under different rules and termed scholastic wrestling, scholastic and collegiate wrestling. U.S. collegiate women's wrestling is conducted under freestyle rules. Freestyle wrestling, like collegiate wrestling, has its origins in Catch wrestling, catch-as-catch-can wrestling. In both styles, the ultimate goal is to throw and pin the opponent to the mat, which results in an immediate win. Unlike Greco-Roman, freestyle and collegiate wrestling allow the use of the wrestler's or the opponent's legs in offense and defense. According to wrestling's world governing body, the United World Wrestling (UWW), freestyle wrestling is one of the six main forms of amateur competitive wrestling practiced around the globe today. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 World Wrestling Championships
The 1962 World Wrestling Championships were held in Toledo, Ohio Toledo ( ) is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located at the western end of Lake Erie along the Maumee River. Toledo is the List of cities in Ohio, fourth-most populous city in Ohio and List of United Sta ... from 21 to 27 June 1962. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Freestyle Greco-Roman References External linksUWW Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1962 Fila Wrestling World Championships World Wrestling Championships W 1962 in American sports 1962 in sport wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 World Wrestling Championships
The 1951 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Helsinki, Finland from 26 to 29 April 1951. That was the first ever World Championships in freestyle wrestling. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary References External linksUWW Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1951 Fila Wrestling World Championships World Wrestling Championships Wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ... International sports competitions in Helsinki 1951 in Finnish sport 1951 in sport wrestling April 1951 sports events in Europe 1950s in Helsinki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 World Wrestling Championships
The 1961 World Wrestling Championships were held in Yokohama, Japan from 1 to 7 June 1961. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary Freestyle Greco-Roman References External linksUWW Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1961 Fila Wrestling World Championships World Wrestling Championships International wrestling competitions hosted by Japan 1961 in Japanese sport, FILA 1961 in sport wrestling June 1961 sports events in Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 World Wrestling Championships
The 1959 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tehran, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ... from 1 to 4 October 1959. Medal table Team ranking Medal summary References External linksUWW Database {{DEFAULTSORT:1959 Fila Wrestling World Championships World Wrestling Championships International wrestling competitions hosted by Iran Sport in Tehran World Wrestling Championships, 1959 1959 in sport wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Wrestling Championships
The World Wrestling Championships for Greco-Roman wrestling (men, since 1904) and freestyle wrestling (men since 1951, women since 1987) are organized by United World Wrestling (UWW). Unofficial editions Several World Greco-Roman Championships had been held prior to creation of the creation of the United World Wrestling, International Amateur Wrestling Federation in 1921, the UWW considers those competitions as unofficial. Editions Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle Combined All-time medal table Updated after the 2024 World Wrestling Championships. * Names in italic are national entities that no longer exist. The medals won at the unofficial World Championships (1904–1920) are also included into this table. Team titles Multiple gold medalists The tables shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals at the World Championships. Boldface denotes active wrestlers and highest medal count among all wrestlers (including these who not included in thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
The men's freestyle light heavyweight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome took place from 1 to 6 September at the Basilica of Maxentius. Nations were limited to one competitor. Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing . Competition format This freestyle wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ... for freestyle wrestling, though adjusted the point values slightly. Wins by fall continued to be worth 0 points and wins by decision continued to be worth 1 point. Losses by fall, however, were now worth 4 points (up from 3). Losses by decision were worth 3 points (cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awarded the administration of the 1908 Summer Olympics. However, following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius#Eruptions in the 20th century, in 1906, the city had no choice but to decline and pass the honour to 1908 Summer Olympics, London. The Soviet Union won the most gold and overall medals at the 1960 Games. The 1960 Summer Paralympics, 1st Paralympic Games were held in Rome in conjunction with the 1960 Summer Olympics, marking the first time such events coincided. Host city selection On 15 June 1955, at the 50th List of IOC meetings#IOC Sessions, IOC Session in Paris, France, Rome won the right to host the 1960 Games, having beaten Brussels, Mexico City, Tokyo, Detroit, Budapest and finally Lausanne. Tokyo and Mexico City woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Freestyle Middleweight
The men's freestyle middleweight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki took place from 20 July to 23 July at Messuhalli. Nations were limited to one competitor. Middleweight was the third-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing . Competition format This freestyle wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ... for freestyle wrestling, removing the slight modification introduced in 1936 and used until 1948 (which had a reduced penalty for a loss by 2–1 decision). Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout (with one wrestler having a bye if there were an odd number). Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in 1938 that it would be unable to host the 1940 Olympics in Tokyo due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War, Helsinki had been selected to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were then cancelled due to World War II. Tokyo eventually hosted the games in 1964. Helsinki is the northernmost city at which a summer Olympic Games have been held. With London hosting the 1948 Olympics, 1952 is the most recent time when two consecutive summer Olympic Games were held entirely in Europe. The 1952 Summer Olympics was the last of the two consecutive Olympics to be held in Northern Europe, following the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. They were also the Olympic Games at which the most world records were broken until they were surpassed by the 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight
The men's freestyle light heavyweight competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne took place from 28 November to 1 December at the Royal Exhibition Building. Nations were limited to one competitor. Light heavyweight was the second-heaviest category, including wrestlers weighing . Competition format This freestyle wrestling competition continued to use the "bad points" elimination system introduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics for Greco-Roman and at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ... for freestyle wrestling, as modified in 1952 (adding medal rounds and making all losses worth 3 points—from 1936 to 1948 losses by split decision only cost 2). Each round featured all wrestlers pairing off and wrestling one bout (with one wrestler ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
