غلامرضا تختی
Gholamreza Takhti
Reading: gholamreza takhti
PersianWrestlingZurkhaneh
Meaning
Iranian freestyle wrestler (1930-1968), Olympic champion in 1956 and world champion in 1959 and 1961. Revered as a pahlevan, he is a national hero in Iran.
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