List of flag bearers for Haiti at the Olympics
| Haiti at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | HAI |
| NOC | Comité Olympique Haïtien |
| Medals |
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| 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
[edit]Haiti's only athlete in 1936 was weightlifter René A. Ambroise (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
[edit]| # | Event year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1936 | Summer | René A. Ambroise | Weightlifting | [6] |
| 2 | 1972 | Summer | Jules Meliner | [1] | |
| 3 | 1984 | Summer | Ronald Agénor | Tennis | |
| 4 | 1988 | Summer | Deborah Saint Phard | Athletics | |
| 5 | 1992 | Summer | Hermate Souffrant[citation needed] | Judo | |
| 6 | 1996 | Summer | Adler Volmar | Judo | [1] |
| 7 | 2000 | Summer | Nadine Faustin-Parker | Athletics | |
| 8 | 2004 | Summer | Tudor Sanon | Taekwondo | |
| 9 | 2008 | Summer | Joel Brutus | Judo | |
| 10 | 2012 | Summer | Linouse Desravine | Judo | |
| 11 | 2016 | Summer | Asnage Castelly | Wrestling | |
| 12 | 2020 | Summer | Sabiana Anestor | Judo | [7] |
| Darrelle Valsaint | Boxing | ||||
| 13 | 2022 | Winter | Richardson Viano | Alpine skiing | [8] |
| 14 | 2024 | Summer | Lynnzee Brown | Gymnastics | [9] |
| Philippe Metellus | Judo |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Haiti. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b "René Ambroise". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Liechtenstein change of flag" (PDF). International Society of Olympic Historians: 28. 2019.
- ^ Rainey, Venetia (24 July 2012). "Flag bearing: a potted history". Reuters. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Liechtenstein". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ "Flagbearers for Haiti". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
