Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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Flag bearer Joel Brutus | | |
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Summer Olympics appearances ( 2024 |
Background
For Haiti, the 2008 Beijing Olympics marked its fourteenth appearance at any Olympic games and its seventh consecutive appearance since the
Joel Brutus, a heavyweight judoka, was the flag bearer for Haiti at both the opening and closing ceremonies.[1]
Athletics
Women's competition
Women's 100 meters
Then 21-year-old athlete of
During quarterfinals, Pierre participated in the fifth heat, where she ran her event in a time of 11.56 seconds. In doing so, Pierre placed fifth, ahead of Italy's
Women's 400 meters
Women's 100 meters hurdles
Brussels-born Haitian athlete Nadine Faustin-Parker participated on Haiti's behalf at the Beijing Summer Olympics. She was 32 years old at the time, and was the only Haitian participating in the women's 100 meters hurdles. Faustin-Parker previously competed in the same event at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[7] Faustin-Parker participated in the fifth heat during the August 17 preliminary round, completing her event in 13.25 seconds. She finished sixth out of eight athletes, ahead of Indonesia's Dedeh Erawati (13.49 seconds) and behind the Ukraine's Yevgeniya Snihur (13.06 seconds).[8] Faustin-Parker finished in 29th place out of the 40 participating athletes. She did not advance to further rounds.[8]
Men's competition
Men's 110 meters hurdles
New Jersey-born Dudley Dorival was the only male track athlete to participate on Haiti's behalf at the Beijing Olympics, where he participated in the men's 110 meters hurdles. His appearance at Beijing marked his third appearance; he previously participated in the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and the Athens Olympics in 2004, reaching the finals round and ranking seventh in the 110 meters hurdles in Sydney.[9] Dorival participated in the third heat of the August 17 qualification round, completing his event in 13.78 seconds ahead of Pakistan's Abdul Rashid (14.52 seconds) and behind Puerto Rico's Héctor Cotto (13.72 seconds). The leaders of Dorival's heat were Colombia's Paulo Villar (13.37 seconds) and Barbados' Ryan Brathwaite (13.38 seconds). Overall, Dorival ranked 30th out of the 43 athletes who participated in the qualification round. Dorival advanced to quarterfinals.[10]
At the August 19 quarterfinals, Dorival participated in the third heat and finished last out of seven finishing athletes, completing his event in 13.71 seconds. The eighth athlete in his heat,
Summary
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Dudley Dorival | 110 m hurdles | 13.78 | 7 q | 13.71 | 7 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Ginou Etienne | 400 m | 53.94 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Nadine Faustin-Parker | 100 m hurdles | 13.25 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Barbara Pierre | 100 m | 11.52 | 4 q | 11.56 | 5 | Did not advance |
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Boxing
Haiti qualified one boxer for the Olympic boxing tournament.
The then 25-year-old, Miami-based, Augustama's appearance at Beijing was his first at any Olympic games.[12] Augustama participated in the preliminary round of the light heavyweight class (maximum of 81 kilograms in weight), which took place on August 9. Over the four rounds in which Augustama faced Brazil's Washington Silva, Augustama scored two points–both in the third round.[12] Silva scored a total of six points on Augustama across all rounds to win the bout and advance to the next round.[13]
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Azea Augustama | Light heavyweight | Silva (BRA) L 2–6 |
Did not advance |
Judo
Men's competition
Then 37-year-old
Women's competition
Then 23-year-old
Summary
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Joel Brutus | Men's +100 kg | Kim S-B (KOR )L 0000–1001 |
Did not advance | ||||||||
Ange Jean Baptiste | Women's −57 kg | — | Lupetey (CUB )L 0000–0111 |
Did not advance |
See also
- Haiti at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Haiti at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Haiti at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
References
- ^ a b c "Haiti". Sports-reference.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "History & Records: Men's Olympians". UF Track and Field. University of Florida. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Barbara Pierre". Sports-reference.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "2008 Summer Olympics Results - Track and Field - Women's 100m Results". ESPN. 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Ginou Etienne". Sports-reference.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ a b "2008 Summer Olympics Results - Track and Field - Women's 400m Results". ESPN. 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Nadine Faustin-Parker". Sports-reference.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ a b "2008 Summer Olympics Results - Track and Field - Women's 100m Hurdles Results". ESPN. 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Dudley Dorival". Sports-reference.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ a b "2008 Summer Olympics Results - Track and Field - Men's 110m Hurdles Results". ESPN. 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ 2nd AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Azea Augustama". Sports-reference.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics Results - Boxing - Men's Light Heavy Weight (81kg) Results". ESPN. 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Joel Brutus". Sports-reference.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ a b "2008 Summer Olympics Results - Judo - Men's +100kg Results". ESPN. 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Judo at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's Heavyweight Round One". Sports-reference.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Ange Jean Baptiste". Sports-reference.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "2008 Summer Olympics results - Judo - Women's -57kg Results". ESPN. 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ "Judo at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Lightweight Round One". Sports-reference.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.