Haiti at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Haiti at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | HAI |
NOC | Comité Olympique Haïtien |
in Tokyo, Japan | |
Competitors | 6 in 5 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Sabiana Anestor Darrelle Valsaint |
Flag bearer (closing) | Mulern Jean |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Haiti competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1900.
Competitors[edit]
The following is a list of the number of competitors participating in the Games for Haiti:
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Athletics[edit]
Haiti received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a female athlete to the Olympics.[2] Vanessa Clerveaux withdrew from the team because of injury.[3]
- 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
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Mulern Jean | Women's 100 m hurdles | 12.99 SB | 5 q | 13.09 | 7 | Did not advance |
Boxing[edit]
Haiti received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send the men's middleweight boxer Darrelle Valsaint to the Olympics.[4]
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 | ||
Darrelle Valsaint | Men's middleweight | Bye | Tshama (COD) W 4–1 |
Bakshi (ROC) L 0–5 |
Did not advance |
Judo[edit]
Haiti qualified one judoka for the women's half-lightweight category (52 kg) at the Games. Sabiana Anestor accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[5][4]
Athlete
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Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | ||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Sabiana Anestor | Women's −52 kg | Levytska-Shukvani (GEO) L 00–10 |
Did not advance |
Swimming[edit]
Haiti received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[6][4]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Davidson Vincent | Men's 100 m butterfly | 54.81 | =51 | Did not advance | |||
Emilie Grand'Pierre | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:14.82 | 37 | Did not advance |
Taekwondo[edit]
Haiti entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Taekwondo practitioner Aliyah Shipman secured a spot in the women's welterweight category (67 kg) with a top two finish at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in San José, Costa Rica.[7] Previously competed for the United States, Shipman was excluded to represent Haiti at the Games by the US Olympic Committee, so her spot was awarded to Lauren Lee.[4]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Lauren Lee | Women's −67 kg | Jelić (CRO) L 2–22 |
Did not advance | Titoneli (BRA) L 5–26 |
Did not advance |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Road to Olympic Games 2020". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Brockton athlete Vanessa Clerveaux withdraws from 2021 Olympics". MassLive. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Avec une petite délégation, Haïti participera aux JO de Tokyo" [With a small delegation, Haiti will participate at the Olympics] (in French). Haiti: Le Nouvelliste. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Six countries secure spots for Tokyo 2020 Olympics on day 2 of Pan Am Qualification Tournament". World Taekwondo. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.