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Haislan Veranes

Garcia at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Canada
Born	(1983-03-04) March 4, 1983 (age 41) Guanabacoa, Cuba
Residence	New Westminster, British Columbia
Height	1.75 metres (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
Weight class	65 kg
Club	Burnaby Mountain,Vancouver
Coached by	Dave McKay
Medal record Representing  Canada Pan American Games Bronze 2015 Toronto 65 kg Pan American Championships Bronze 2011 Rionegro 66 kg Bronze 2010 Monterrey 66 kg Silver 2009 Maracaibo 66 kg Silver 2008 Colorado Springs 66 kg Olympic Qualification Tournament Silver 2016 Istanbul 65 kg Bronze 2016 Frisco 65 kg Gold 2012 Kissimmee Orlando 66 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.

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In Spanish: Haislan García para niños