Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in
London
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, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Olympics, since its national debut at the
1900 Summer Olympics
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in Paris. Comité Olympique Haïtien selected a team of five athletes, 3 men and 2 women, to compete only in athletics and judo.
Four Haitian athletes, however, were born in the United States. With hundreds of thousands of people rendered homeless by a devastating earthquake in 2010, Haiti struggled to produce world-class athletes, but those with the nation's links were still eager to represent their ancestors' homeland in numerous sporting events, including the Olympic games. 21-year-old judoka
Linouse Desravine
Linouse Desravine (born 10 February 1991 in Cap-Haïtien) is a Haitian judoka who competes in the women's 52 kg category. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was Haiti's flag bearer, but she was defeated
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, however, was Haiti's lone homegrown athlete, who later became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Before London, Haitian athletes had won one silver medal by Silvio Cator in 1928, and one bronze medal by five rifle shooters in 1924. Haiti, however, did not win its first Olympic medal for more than 80 years. Triple jumper
Samyr Laine advanced successfully into the final rounds of his event, but missed out of the nation's first medal in London after finishing farther from the standings.
Athletics
The following athletes qualified to compete in the athletics.
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Women
;Track & road events
Judo
See also
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Haiti at the 2011 Pan American Games
Haiti competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; ...
References
External links
{{Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012
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2012 in Haitian sport