Gholamreza Takhti: Olympic Gold-Medalist wrestler

Takhti married Shahla Tavakoli in November 1966. They had one son, Babak Takhti, who was born September 2, 1967, only four months before his father's death.Even 44 years after his death, Iranians still share tales about Takhti's caring for the poor and needy. On September 1, 1962, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Bouin Zahra, a large village west of Tehran.