Haiti at the 1924 Summer Olympics

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Haiti at the
1924 Summer Olympics
Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg
IOC code HAI
NOC Comité Olympique Haïtien
in Paris, France
May 4, 1924 (1924-05-04) – July 27, 1924 (1924-07-27)
Competitors8 in 2 sports
Officials2
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Haiti competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. These Games were held from 4 May to 27 July 1924. The country's participation in Paris marked its second appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1900.

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The delegation was composed of ten people, with eight competitors, three in athletics and five in shooting, and two officials: athletics delegate V. Pasquet and secretary-general of the Comité Olympique Haïtien, Henec Dorsinville. Three other athletes: Louis Déjoie in athletics, and L. H. Clermont and C. Dupre in shooting, were planned to join the rest of the athletes but did not start in their competitions. The team was determined through different national competitions, with the athletics team being funded by the government of Haiti and their own money, while the shooting team was funded by a percentage of the nation's gendarmes' salaries.

The shooting team composed of Ludovic Augustin, Ludovic Valborge, Destin Destine, Astrel Rolland, and Eloi Metullus, led by Douglas C. McDougal of the United States, won the bronze medal in the men's team free rifle event. Their win earned the nation's first medal at any of the Olympic Games.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ludovic Augustin , Eloi Metullus,
Destin Destine, Astrel Rolland, Ludovic Valborge 		Shooting Men's team free rifle June 27

Background

The Haitian delegation (back) after the Greek delegation (front) at the opening ceremony Greece and Haiti - 1924 Summer Olympics.png
The Haitian delegation (back) after the Greek delegation (front) at the opening ceremony

The Games were held from 4 May to 27 July 1924, in the city of Paris, France. [1] This edition of the Games marked the nation's second appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics, also in Paris. [2] The Haitian delegation marched 20th out of 44 nations in the Parade of Nations within the opening ceremony. [3]

Officials present were athletics delegate V. Pasquet and secretary-general of the Haitian Olympic Committee, Henec Dorsinville. [4] Three other athletes: Louis Déjoie in the men's pole vault and decathlon, [5] and L. H. Clermont and C. Dupre in the men's team free rifle, were planned to join the rest of the athletes but did not start in their competitions. [6]

Qualification

The athletics team was determined at the first athletics competition in Haiti, which was held by the Union Sportive Societies d'Haiti. The long jump was won by Silvio Cator, setting a distance of 7.3 metres, and was stated that he would be a "sensational figure in France." The 100 metres were then won by André Théard in 10.45 seconds, while Édouard Armand won the 800 metres in 1:58 and the 1500 metres in 4:02. The nation picked these athletes for competition at the Games, though the accuracy of the recorded marks is disputed. The government of Haiti paid US$1000 to fund their participation at the Games, while the rest of funds were paid by the athletes themselves. [7]

The shooting team was determined through a two-day national rifle contest. [8] Seven members of the Gendarmerie Port-au-Prince were trained in Port-au-Prince by Colonel Douglas C. McDougal of the United States. [9] Prior to their training, the team had no knowledge on how to shoot a rifle. The team's expenses were paid for from all of the nation's gendarmes contributing five percent of their salary for five months. [10]

Athletics

The Stade de Colombes, the site of the athletics events for the 1924 Summer Olympics Stade de Colombes 1924.jpg
The Stade de Colombes, the site of the athletics events for the 1924 Summer Olympics

The athletics events were held at the Stade de Colombes. [11] André Théard first competed in the men's 100 metres on 6 July, where he raced in the seventh heat and ran in a time of 11.2 seconds, placed third out of the five people and did not progress further. [12] He then competed in the men's 200 metres two days later, where he raced in the seventeenth heat and ran in a time of 23.6 seconds, placed first and qualified for the next round. For the next round, he ran in the third qualifying stage, placed fourth and did not finish with a fast enough time to progress further. [13]

For Édouard Armand, he first competed in the men's 800 metres on 6 July, where he raced in the first heat, placed seventh out of the seven competitors in the round, and did not finish with a fast enough time to progress further. [14] He then competed in the men's 400 metres on 10 July, where he raced in the fourth heat, placed fourth out of the four competitors in the round, and once again did not finish with a fast enough time to progress further. [15] For his last event, he competed in the men's decathlon from 11 to 12 July. He scored a total of 5207.895 points, and placed 23rd out of 36 competitors. [16] He was also bound to compete in the men's 1500 metres and men's long jump but did not start in either event. [17]

Silvio Cator first competed in the men's high jump on 6 July, jumped a height of 1.75 metres and tied for fifteenth but did not qualify further to the finals. [18] He then competed in the men's long jump two days later, jumped a distance of 6.810 metres and placed 12th in the qualifiers, and did not progress to the final. [19] He was also set to compete in the men's pentathlon but did not start. [20]

Key
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
André Théard Men's 100 m 11.23Did not advance
Men's 200 m 23.61 Q ?4Did not advance
Édouard Armand Men's 400 m  ?4Did not advance
Men's 800 m  ?7Did not advance
Men's 1500 m DNS Did not advance

Sources: [12] [13] [21]

Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Édouard Armand Men's long jump DNS Did not advance
Silvio Cator 6.81012Did not advance
Men's high jump 1.75=15Did not advance
Louis Déjoie Men's pole vault DNS Did not advance

Sources: [19] [18] [22]

Combined events – Men's pentathlon
AthleteEvent LJ JT 200 m DT 1500 m FinalRank
Silvio Cator Result DNS Did not advance
Points

Source: [20]

Combined events – Men's decathlon
AthleteEvent 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m FinalRank
Édouard Armand Result11.66.3858.651.6053.019.021.8853.2011.644:42.45207.89523
Points762.0702.325331.0538819.52620113.65595.00.000726.4
Louis Déjoie Result DNS Did not advance
Points

Source: [16]

Shooting

The Haitian rifle team that competed at the Games Haiti Shooting Team - 1924 Summer Olympics.png
The Haitian rifle team that competed at the Games

The men's 600 m free rifle and team free rifle events were held at the camp de Châlons in Mourmelon-le-Grand. [23] For the individual event on 27 July, out of a maximum 100 points, Ludovic Augustin scored 91 points and ranked fifth, Ludovic Valborge scored 90 points and tied for sixth, Destin Destine scored 86 points and tied for tenth, and Astrel Rolland scored 85 points and placed thirteenth. [24]

At the team event, which lasted from 26 to 27 July, the team scored 240 points for the 400 metres, 220 points for the 600 metres, then 186 points for the 800 metres, and finished with a score of 646 out of a possible 750 points. They placed third behind the United States, who won gold, and France, who won the silver after a shoot-off with Haiti. [25] [26] The team earned the bronze medal, which was the nation's first Olympic medal. [27] [28] L. H. Clermont and C. Dupre were the two substitutes for the team. [8]

AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Ludovic Augustin Men's 600 m free rifle 915
Ludovic Valborge 90=6
Destin Destine 86=10
Astrel Rolland 8513
Ludovic Augustin
Ludovic Valborge
Destin Destine
Astrel Rolland
Eloi Metullus 		Men's team free rifle 646Bronze medal icon.svg
L. H. Clermont
C. Dupre 		DNS

Sources: [24] [25]

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