Habib Galhia

Boxer
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IntroBoxer
PlacesTunisia
wasAthlete Boxer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth14 May 1941, Kairouan
Death25 December 2011Sousse (aged 70 years)
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Biography

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.

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