Constantin Henriquez

Constantin Henriquez

Born	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8, Wing, Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Olympique () – Stade Français ()
Medal record Men's rugby union Representing   France Olympic Games 1900 Paris Team competition

Constantin Henriquez was a Haitian-born French rugby union footballer. He played as number eight, wing and centre. ^[1]

Henriquez was the first known black athlete to compete in the Olympic Games, ^[2] and the first to become an Olympic gold medallist, as he was a member of the French squad that won the Olympic title at the first Rugby Olympic Tournament.

He played at Olympique de Paris and Stade Français. He won as a Stade Français player the titles of French Champion, in 1897, 1898 and 1901.^{[ citation needed ]}

He introduced football in his country of Haiti in 1904, and scored the first goal in Haiti during a competition. He co-founded with his brother Alphonse the Union Sportive Haïtienne. By 1950 he was a Senator. ^[3]

References

1. "Constantin Henriquez". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
2. David Kenneth Wiggins (ed.), African Americans in sports, Volume 1, Page 264 (Sharpe Reference:2004), ISBN   0-7656-8055-6, ISBN   978-0-7656-8055-6
3. Haiti et Les Jeux Olympiques - Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera Archived 2012-12-08 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Constantin Henriquez at ESPNscrum (archived)
• Constantin Henriquez at Olympics.com
• Constantin Henriquez at Olympedia