Haislan Garcia

Haislan Veranes
Garcia at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityCanada Canada
Born (1983-03-04) March 4, 1983 (age 43)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportFreestyle wrestling
Weight class
65 kg
ClubBurnaby Mountain, Vancouver
Coached byDave McKay
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 Toronto65 kg
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Rionegro66 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Monterrey66 kg
Silver medal – second place2009 Maracaibo66 kg
Silver medal – second place2008 Colorado Springs66 kg
Olympic Qualification Tournament
Silver medal – second place2016 Istanbul65 kg
Bronze medal – third place2016 Frisco65 kg
Gold medal – first place2012 Kissimmee Orlando66 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.

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Haislan Garcia. olympic.ca