Joel Brutus (born August 12, 1974) is a male

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, who won the silver medal in the men's heavyweight division (+ 100 kg) at the

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. He represented his native country at two consecutive

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, starting in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

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. Brutus carried the Haitian flag at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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* 1974 births Living people Haitian male judoka Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2003 Pan American Games Judoka at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic judoka for Haiti Pan American Games silver medalists for Haiti Pan American Games bronze medalists for Haiti Pan American Games medalists in judo Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Haiti Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Haiti Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in judo Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Haitian people {{Haiti-judo-bio-stub