en Habib Galhia

Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing

Habib Galhia
	Galhia (3rd from left) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Native name	حبيب قلحية
Born	14 May 1941 (age 83); Kairouan, Tunisia
Died	25 December 2011 (aged 70); Sousse, Tunisia
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Tunisia
Sport	Boxing

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.^[1]

Habib was the flag bearer for Tunisia in the opening ceremony^[2] and also competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he finished with the rank of 17T.^[3]

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)

^ "Décès de Habib Galhia, premier Tunisien médaillé olympique". Tunisienumerique.com. June 26, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
^ "Flagbearers for Tunisia". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "Habib Galhia Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2010.