Haiti at the 2015 Pan American Games

Haiti at the 2015 Pan American Games
IOC code	HAI
NOC	Comité Olympique Haïtien
Website	www.olympic.org/haiti
in Toronto, Canada 10–26 July 2015
Competitors	11 in 5 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Edouard Joseph
Flag bearer (closing)	Marlena Wesh
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Haiti competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015. ^{[1] [2]}

On July 3, 2015, a team of 11 athletes in 5 sports was announced by the Comité Olympique Haïtien. ^[3] Weightlifter Edouard Joseph was the flagbearer for the team during the opening ceremony. ^[4]

Haiti (along with nine other countries) left the games without winning a medal, tying the result from four years prior in 2011.

Competitors

The following table lists Haiti's delegation per sport and gender.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	3	6
Swimming	1	0	1
Taekwondo	0	1	1
Weightlifting	1	1	2
Wrestling	1	0	1
Total	6	5	11

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti qualified six athletes (three of each gender). ^[3]

Key

• Note– Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• SB = Seasonal best
• DNF = Did not finish
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Men

Track

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Darrell Wesh	100 m	10.24	16 q	10.32	13	Did not advance
Jeffrey Julmis	110 m Hurdles	13.72	13	—		Did not advance

Field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Position
Samyr Lainé	Triple jump	16.43 SB	6

Women

Track

Athlete	Event	Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Marlena Wesh	400 m	DNF		Did not advance
Jessica Gelibert	400 m hurdles	57.58	6	1:00.23	8

Field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Position
Pascale Delaunay	Triple jump	12.35	8

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti received one male universality spot. ^[3]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Frantz Dorsainvil	50 m freestyle	33.83	22	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti received a wildcard to enter one female athlete. ^[5]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze medal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Aniya Louissaint	Women's -67kg	Cordero  (VEN) L 1–3	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games and Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti qualified one male weightlifter. ^[6] Haiti later received a wildcard to enter a female athlete. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Edouard Joseph	Men's 56 kg	DNF
Medgina Celestin	Women's 69 kg	85	9	101	10	186	10

Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2015 Pan American Games and Wrestling at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti received one wildcard. ^[3]

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Asnage Castelly	75 kg	Muñoz  (COL) L 2–10	Did not advance

See also

• Haiti at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

1. "PASO Member National Olympic Committees". www.toronto2015.org/. TO2015. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
2. "Haiti's participation in the 2015 Pan American Games". Haiti Libre. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
3. Alexandre, Legupeterson (3 July 2015). "9 athlètes représenteront Haïti aux jeux de Toronto 2015" [9 athletes will represent Haiti at the Toronto 2015 Games]. Le Nouvelliste (Haiti) (in French). Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
4. "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". www.huffingtonpost.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
5. Korram, Alex (20 March 2015). "Wild Cards for Toronto 2015". en.mastkd.com/. Mastaekwondo. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
6. "Clasificacion Por Equipos Rama Masculina Juegos Pan Americanos 2015" [Qualification for men's teams at the 2015 Pan American Games] (in Spanish). Pan American Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2014.