Haislan Garcia

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Haislan Veranes
Haislan Garcia 2012.jpg
Garcia at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityCanada Canada
Born (1983-03-04) March 4, 1983 (age 38)[1]
Guanabacoa, Cuba[1]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportFreestyle wrestling
Weight class65 kg
ClubBurnaby Mountain,Vancouver
Coached byDave McKay
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 65 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Rionegro 66 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Monterrey 66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2009 Maracaibo 66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Colorado Springs 66 kg
Olympic Qualification Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2016 Istanbul 65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Frisco 65 kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kissimmee Orlando 66 kg

Haislan Veranes Garcia (born March 4, 1983) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. Competing in the 65–66 kg division, he participated in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics; he reached quarter-finals in 2012, losing to the eventual champion Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu. Garcia competed at six world championships, beginning in 2009, and placed fifth in 2010. In 2015 he won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. At the Pan American Championships he won silver medals in 2008 and 2009 and bronze medals in 2010 and 2011.[1]

Garcia was born in Cuba and immigrated to Canada in 2004, following his father, mother and younger sister. He graduated from a military school in Cuba and has a son Harrison, who also competes in wrestling.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Haislan Garcia. olympic.ca

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