Habib Galhia (, May 14, 1941 – December 25, 2011) was a

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, who won the bronze medal in the men's

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(67 kg) category at the

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. He was the first Tunisian to win an Olympic medal. Habib was the flag bearer for Tunisia in the opening ceremony and also competed at the

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where he finished with the rank of 17T.

1964 Olympic results

Below is the record of Habib Galhia, a Tunisian light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Willem Gerlach (Netherlands) by decision, 3-2 * Round of16: defeated Om Presand Pun (Nepal) by knockout * Quarterfinal: defeated Felix Betancourt (Cuba) by knockout * Semifinal: lost to Yevgeny Frovlov (Soviet Union) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)

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Olympic Database 1941 births 2011 deaths Olympic boxers for Tunisia Boxers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Tunisia Sportspeople from Kairouan Olympic medalists in boxing Tunisian male boxers Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Light-welterweight boxers 20th-century Tunisian sportsmen {{Tunisia-boxing-bio-stub