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Native name
  
حبيب قلحية

Role
  
Boxer

Division
  
Light welterweight

Name
  
Habib Galhia

Martial art
  
Sport
  
Weight
  
63 kg

Country
  
Height
  
1.67 m


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Born
  
May 14, 1941 (
1941-05-14
)
Kairouan, Tunisia

Died
  
December 25, 2011, Sousse, Tunisia

Olympic medals
  
Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Light welterweight

Habib Galhia (Arabic: حبيب قلحية‎‎, May 14, 1941 – December 25, 2011) was a Tunisian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light Welterweight (67 kg) category at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was the first Tunisian to win an Olympic medal.

Habib participated also in 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and he finished the competition in the rank 17T.

References

Habib Galhia Wikipedia


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