Haislan Garcia
Varanes in blue at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born |
Guanabacoa, Cuba | March 4, 1983
Residence | New Westminster, British Columbia |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Wrestling |
Haislan Garcia Veranes (born March 4, 1983 in Guanabacoa, Cuba) is a male freestyle wrestler from Canada. He participated in the Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the Round of 8, losing to Mehdi Taghavi from Iran. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he reached the quarter-finals, losing to eventual champion, Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu.[1]