Personal information | |
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Full name | Ezedin Belgasem Faraj Tlish |
Nationality | Libya |
Born | 5 April 1982 |
Died | 1 August 2011 Tripoli, Libya | (aged 29)
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Taekwondo |
Event | 68 kg |
Ezedin Belgasem Faraj Tlish ( Arabic: عز الدين بلقاسم فرج طليش; April 5, 1982 – 1 August 2011) was a Libyan taekwondo practitioner. [1] Tlish was among thousands of civilians who were killed during the Libyan Civil War in 2011. [2]
Tlish made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he competed for the men's flyweight category (58 kg). He lost the first preliminary match by a total knockout to Chinese Taipei's Chu Mu-yen, who eventually became an Olympic champion in the final.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tlish switched to a heavier class by competing in the men's lightweight division (68 kg). [3] He was disqualified from the competition for unknown reasons, allowing his first opponent Dmitriy Kim of Uzbekistan to be given an automatic free pass for the subsequent round. [4]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Ezedin Belgasem Faraj Tlish |
Nationality | Libya |
Born | 5 April 1982 |
Died | 1 August 2011 Tripoli, Libya | (aged 29)
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Taekwondo |
Event | 68 kg |
Ezedin Belgasem Faraj Tlish ( Arabic: عز الدين بلقاسم فرج طليش; April 5, 1982 – 1 August 2011) was a Libyan taekwondo practitioner. [1] Tlish was among thousands of civilians who were killed during the Libyan Civil War in 2011. [2]
Tlish made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he competed for the men's flyweight category (58 kg). He lost the first preliminary match by a total knockout to Chinese Taipei's Chu Mu-yen, who eventually became an Olympic champion in the final.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Tlish switched to a heavier class by competing in the men's lightweight division (68 kg). [3] He was disqualified from the competition for unknown reasons, allowing his first opponent Dmitriy Kim of Uzbekistan to be given an automatic free pass for the subsequent round. [4]