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	Salam WorldWide
		Gholamreza Takhti was born in Tehran on September 27, 1930, the fifth child of a working class family.
		Realizing that Takhti was attaining the status of a legend, the Savak arranged for inclusion of Takhti in the 1964 Olympics and 1966 World Championships teams, hoping that if he failed to gain a medal, his popularity would diminish.
		Takhti was the embodiment of that wonderful tradition of Iranian "Fotovat" which is a mixture of unabashed masculinity and socially conscious chivalry.
	www.salamworldwide.com /heros7th.html (680 words)

	Takhti â€“ An Unforgettable Hero
		Gholamreza Takhti is arguably Iranâ€™s most popular and best known athlete.
		Takhti is still a hero to many Iranians across the world.
		Takhti died a suspicious death on January 7, 1968.
	www.iransportspress.com /print.php?a=2609 (294 words)

	Iran's national hero Takhti paid homage
		Takhti does not belong just to his own time, said Nazari, adding that he was a thinker who not only won several gold and silver medals in the world and Olympic events but won the people's hearts by his sportsmanship and morals.
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Takhti as one of the biggest champions of the 20th century which is a great honor for Iran, added Ghafourifard.
		Takhti gain won the hearts of people not because of defeating his rivals but for living with the grass roots.
	www.payvand.com /news/03/jan/1038.html (321 words)

	Farabi Cinema Foundation - Takhti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		"It is unbelievable, but nevertheless true, that 30 years after Gholamreza Takhti's death, and two decades after the Islamic Revolution, no serious, official investigation has been conducted on the circumstances of the death of the shy, introvert world champion.
		Takhti's life and death are still regarded in many ways as political issues, and thus it is concluded that truth could be sacrificed for the sake of expediency.
		Making a movie on Takhti was for me a way of going back to the days of documentary film making.
	www.irna.ir /occasion/20th-bahar/farabi/Films/Takhti.htm (294 words)

	Gholamreza Takhti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gholamreza Takhti (Persian: غلامرضا تختی‎; August 27, 1930 – January 7, 1968
		Takhti was born in Tehran, Persia (Iran) on August 27, 1930.
		He is buried at Ebn-e Babooyeh cemetery in Southern part of Tehran, near Shahr-e Ray, where he is commemorated every year by his fans, even now many years after his death..
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gholamreza_Takhti (368 words)

	THE IRANIAN: Earthquake experts, Mehdi Sharif
		The late Gholamreza Takhti, Iran's wrestling hero and Olympics champion times over, joined the students in arousing the public to bypass the government to assist the suffering people of Bou'in-Zahra.
		Not long after that event, Takhti's body was found in a hotel in Tehran and the cause of death was announced as a suicide as the government reports contradicted themselves, one said that he had suffocated himself to death, another said that he had injected himself with a deadly substance.
		Fourty years after 1962 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake and the murder of Takhti, and after a popular revolution and institution of a new system of government which promised in 1979 to be just, honest, transparent, egalitarian and humanitarian, not only things have not changed but they have gotten much worse.
	www.iranian.com /Opinion/2002/June/Quake/index.html (1015 words)

	Iran Daily - Panorama - 01/07/06
		As a teenager, he was trained in Poolad Club, a makeshift sports hall in the southern part of Tehran but despite his natural talents as a sportsman, especially the traditional Zoorkhaneh (Persian bodybuilding routine), he soon had to leave Tehran to work as an oil worker in Khuzestan.
		Takhti became a supporter of the then Iranian prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddeq and with the fall of Mosaddeq, Takhti fell out of favor with the Shah and his court.
		Takhti was the embodiment of that wonderful Iranian tradition which is a mixture of unabashed masculinity and socially conscious chivalry.
	www.iran-daily.com /1384/2470/html/panorama.htm (1707 words)

	Gholamreza Takhti - Wikipédia
		Takhti s'exerçant avec des mil dans un zurkhaneh.
		Gholamreza Takhti (en persan : غلامرضا تختی) était un lutteur iranien né le 27 août 1930, retrouvé suicidé le 7 janvier 1968.
		Takhti s'est officiellement suicidé bien que des doutes subsistent quant à l'implication du Savak, les services secrets du Shah.
	fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gholamreza_Takhti (212 words)

	ISH - Traditional Iranian Martial Arts (Varzesh-e Pahlavani) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		But the late Takhti was a bridge between traditional martial arts and what is referred to in the world today as the modern wrestling.
		With Takhti's death the evolution of the traditional Iranian martial arts came to a sudden halt.
		My study of Gholamreza Takhti suffered greatly due to lack of any reliable information about the history of Varzesh-e Pahlavani.
	www.sportestan.com /ish/html/ph/new/phmain.htm (1311 words)

	Iranian Sport: Gholam Reza Takhti
		holam Reza Takhti was born in 27 August 1930, in Tehran and raised in poor circumstances.
		The late Gholamreza Takhti is the highest ranked Iranian wrestler in history of Iranian wrestling.
		With one gold (1956 Melbourne) and two silver medals (1952 Helsinki, 1960 Rome) in Olympic games, and two gold (1959 of Tehran, 1961 of Yokohama) and again two silver medals (1951 of Helsinky, 1962 of Toledo) in World Championships, the legendary Takhti is the most celebrated wrestler in Iranian wrestling.
	www.iranchamber.com /sport/takhti/gholamreza_takhti.php (371 words)

	iran-sports-takhticup2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In the freestyle category the Iranian team by scoring 79 points followed champion by U.S. and Turkish teams who scored 68 and 52 points and stood on the second and third places, respectively.
		Teams from 12 countries took part in the international wrestling contests, which were held for four days on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran and ended on Friday night.
		The late Gholamreza Takhti had belonged to the National Front, a nationalist movement led by a former Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq who had won one gold and two silver Olympic medals in addition to a dozen of other world and international titles in the freestyle Wrestling.
	www3.estart.com /iran/sports/takhticup2.html (190 words)

	Discussion of Not With a Whimper
		Takhti explains that it is the sword of Muhammad, or at least a replica thereof.
		Takhti is also the son of a famous Iranian wrestler (wrestling is big in Iran -- remember wrestling diplomacy?).
		Takhti tells Archie that he has observed Bahar and Archie, and trusts them both, but that Bahar has been unaccounted for for longer than the time she spent with Archie.
	www.beaglewriter.com /dixon/nwawdisc.php (19364 words)

	[No title]
		And I don't mean the Iron Sheik, master of the camel clutch, an Iranian who briefly held the WWF crown 24 years ago.
		I mean gods like Gholamreza Takhti, a world and Olympic champion in the 1950s.
		Most Iranians believe the Shah, jealous of Takhti, had him murdered in a Tehran hotel room in 1968.
	torontosun.com /News/Columnists/Strobel_Mike/2006/09/28/pf-1910919.html (507 words)

	Persian League
		Playing a match of the 22nd week of Iran Pro League (IPL) on the uneven pitch of Takhti Stadium, SAIPA struck three to beat the blues 3-1.
		The first half ended in a goalless draw but Mohammad Soltani, Hossein Kazemi, and Ebrahim Farsi scored in the 51st, 80th, and 87th minutes for SAIPA respectively.
		Ref Masoud Moradi and linesmen Gholamreza Soleimani and Hamid Sabet judged the match in an empty stadium.
	www.persianleague.com /news/morenews.cfm?news=1235 (704 words)

	Zob pommels Pas, ensures Esteqlal leadership By Kambakhsh Khalaji (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The striker grabbed his opener in the 56th minute and celebrated the second one minute later.
		The northerners silenced more than 30,000 home fans in Azadi Stadium after two minutes through Esmaeil Gharavi, who outjumped his marker in the area to head home.
		Esteqlal, however, had striker Gholamreza Enayati to thank for heading home a cross from midfielder Farzad Majidi in the 19th minute.
	www.mehrnews.ir /en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=304574 (719 words)

	ISH - Traditional Iranian Martial Arts - Contemporary Era (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Some of the most famous Pahlavans of all time appeared in this era (1800-Present) such as Pahlavan-e Bozorg Razaz, Pahlavan Boloorforoush, Pahlavan Toosi and Jahan Pahlavan Takhti.
		This particular one is taken from the Armlet that was given to Gholamreza Takhti when he became Iran's Pahlavan in 1959 for the third consecutive time.
		We will adopt this portrait as the icon representing the traditional Iranian martial arts in the Contemporary Era.
	sportestan.com /ish/html/ph/new/phtm4.htm (196 words)

	Persian League
		IRNA - Anzali is not a safe haven for the top teams any more as the relegation-threatened Malavan has recently turned to a giantkiller.
		Playing a 17th week match of Iran Pro League (IPL) in Takhti Stadium of Ahvaz, Foulad hit three in the 33rd, 60th, and 80th minutes.
		Hossein Ka'bi, Khuzestan Player of the Year, scored the opener and the second from the penalty spot and his teammate Ali Badavi grabbed the third.
	www.persianleague.com /news/Morenews.cfm?News=1156 (580 words)

	LAST KICK » Blog Archive » Iranian Pro League Round 18 Wrap
		Title defenders Foolad made another statement to silence those sceptics who had written them off for the season.
		Playing Sepahan in Abadan’s Takhti stadium, Foolad’s Iraqi striker Emad Reza scored the gam’s only goal to give his team the victory.
		Gholamreza Rezaei, who was Fajr’s danger man all day, broke through Ghandi’s defense and tapped in for the win.
	www.lastkick.com /?p=539 (853 words)

	International
		Russian national security council chief, Igor Ivanov, and deputy foreign minister, Sergei Kislyak, were meeting with top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, an AFP correspondent said.
		They were also lined up for talks with foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, and the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, Gholamreza Aghazadeh.
		Gunmen sprayed bullets at Malik Takhti Khan, leader of the influential Jani Khel clan, when he visited the bazaar in the town of Mir Ali in North Waziristan region, a local official said.
	www.newagebd.com /2006/may/29/inat.html (6504 words)

	Massoud Mehrabi - Articles
		For the first time after the Revolution, he participated in the elections of Majlis and he’s the only artist and filmmaker in the Parliament right now.
		Films include: I Love the Earth 1993; The Feast 1995; Sultan 1996; Takhti, the World Champion 1997; The Hemlock, Toutia 1998; Fascinated, Enamoured, The Seven Acts 2000.
		She works with reputable directors such as Kimiai, Mehrjui and Hatamikia, and was nominated at FFF, but never received a prize, althogh was awarded International prizes from San Sebastian, Three Continents (Nantes) and Taormina Festivals for Sara (D. Mehrjui) and Two Women (T. Milani).
	www.massoudmehrabi.com /articles.asp?id=336899580 (17218 words)

	Takhti - Iranian Wresteling Champion
		A young director "Behrooz Afkhami" is contacted to finish the movie about the most beloved Iranian wrestler "Gholamreza Takhti" which Mr.
		Ali Hatami had started but could not finish due to his unexpected death.
		During his research, the director finds out that there are still a lot of questions about the death of Takhti !
	www.iranianmovies.com /reviews/takhti.html (86 words)

	Mideast Sport
		Kenya tackle Seychelles today in the first match of Athens Olympics continental qualify...
		TEHRAN (IRNA) -- National freestyle wrestling legend Gholamreza Takhti was commemorated in his 36t...
		The Age World No. 1 Andy Roddick's preparations for the Australian Open had a setback yesterday when he lost...
	archive.wn.com /2004/01/09/1400/mideastsport (787 words)

	THE IRANIAN: Quiz
		Gholamreza Takhti wins gold in wrestling at 156
		Do you have an interesting question to suggest for this page?
		If no correct answer is received within a week, the answer will be provided by iranian.com.
	www.iranian.com /Quiz/2002/June/one.html (95 words)

	Payvand News Of Iran - Archive
		Meanwhile, we are ploughing on to war in Iraq, which has oil, but avoiding war in Korea, which does not have oil -Robert Fisk, Independent - 1/8/03
		Hundreds of wrestling veterans, champions, athletes, and people Tuesday gathered together in Ibn-e Babeveyh Cemetery, Shahr-e Rey, southern Tehran, to take part in the 35th death anniversary of the national hero and world wrestling champion Gholamreza Takhti.
		In Hafez words, "What is wrong with the shadow of the beloved casting over the lover/ we are in need of Him and He longs for us." -Roya Monajem, Tehhran - 1/8/03
	www.payvand.com /news/archive/1-03.html (14848 words)

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