Haithem Ben Alayech ( ar, هيثم بلعايش; born 10 June 1989 in
Mornag
Mornag is a small town and commune in Tunisia. As of 2014 it had a population of 61,518. It lies along the A1 (Tunisia)
Tunisia's A1 or A-1 motorway is a 247 km road connecting Tunis and Sfax. In the map shown, the A-1 is in red. The highway w ...
), also spelled Haitem, is an amateur Tunisian freestyle wrestler who played for the men's welterweight category.
Ben Alayech represented
Tunisia
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at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in
London
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, where he competed for the
men's 66 kg class. He did not show up in the qualifying round match against Canada's
Haislan Garcia
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 Y ...
, allowing his opponent to be given a free pass for the next round.
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1989 births
Living people
People from Ben Arous Governorate
Tunisian male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers for Tunisia
Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
21st-century Tunisian people
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