Haiti at the
Olympics
IOC codeHAI
NOCComité Olympique Haïtien
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Haiti at the Olympics.[1]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

1936 flag incident

Haiti's only athlete in 1936 was weightlifter René A. Ambroise [Wikidata] (from Jacmel),[2] a student based in Paris, where he had taken up the sport. He carried the Haitian flag at the opening ceremony,[2] having discovered that the civil flag of Haiti was identical to that of Liechtenstein. When the latter delegation arrived at the Games, both nations decided to carry different flags in the opening ceremony. Liechtenstein received approval from their government to carry their flag upside-down and add a "Prince's Hat" crown in the corner, while Ambroise added the national crest to his flag (to make it the state flag).[3] As a nation, Liechtenstein then changed its flag in 1937.[4][5]

List of flag bearers

# Event year Season Flag bearer Sport
13 2022 Winter Richardson Viano Alpine skiing [6]
12 2020 Summer Sabiana Anestor Judo [7]
Darrelle Valsaint Boxing
11 2016 Summer Asnage Castelly Wrestling [1]
10 2012 Summer Linouse Desravine Judo
9 2008 Summer Joel Brutus Judo
8 2004 Summer Tudor Sanon Taekwondo
7 2000 Summer Nadine Faustin-Parker Athletics
6 1996 Summer Adler Volmar Judo
5 1992 Summer Hermate Souffrant[citation needed] Judo
4 1988 Summer Deborah Saint Phard Athletics [1]
3 1984 Summer Ronald Agénor Tennis
2 1972 Summer Jules Meliner
1 1936 Summer René A. Ambroise Weightlifting [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Haiti. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b "René Ambroise". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Liechtenstein change of flag" (PDF). International Society of Olympic Historians: 28. 2019.
  4. ^ Rainey, Venetia (24 July 2012). "Flag bearing: a potted history". Reuters. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Liechtenstein". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  6. ^ "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  7. ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Flagbearers for Haiti". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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