Haiti at the 2023 Pan American Games

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Haiti at the
2023 Pan American Games
Flag of Haiti.svg
IOC code HAI
NOC Haitian Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile
20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors14 in 7 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Jackson Darrius & Aliyah Shipman
Flag bearer (closing) Kervens Bouche & Jennifer Etienne
Medals
Ranked =25th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Haiti competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Haiti's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games except 1963.

Contents

The Haitian delegation consisted of 14 athletes competing in seven sports. [1] Boxer Jackson Darrius and taekwondo athlete Aliyah Shipman were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [2] Meanwhile, boxer Kervens Bouche and judoka Jennifer Etienne were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.

Haiti earned its best ever performance in the sport of taekwondo (a silver medal), when Ava Soon Lee won the silver medal in the women's 67 kg event. [3] The medal was the first for the country since 2007. [3] Overall, Haiti won three medals, one silver and two bronze, matching its best performance (tied with 2003). This placed the country in a tie for 25th in the medal table (along with Bahamas and Guyana). [4]

Medalists

The following Haitian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ava Soon Lee Taekwondo Women's 67 kg October 22
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Aliyah Shipman Taekwondo Women's +67 kg October 23
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Cédrick Belony-Dulièpre Boxing Men's 80 kg October 26

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Badminton 011
Basketball 404
Boxing 314
Gymnastics 011
Judo 011
Taekwondo 022
Tennis 011
Total7714

Badminton

Haiti qualified one female athlete. [5] [6] This will mark the country's sport debut at the Pan American Games.

Women
AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Neila Jean Singles Flag of Chile.svg  Diaz  (CHI)
L 0–2
(3–21, 0–21)
Did not advance

Basketball

3x3

Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Haiti men Men's tournament Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
L 16–21
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
L 7–21
3Did not advance

Men's tournament

Haiti qualified a male 3x3 team, consisting of four athletes. [7]

Roster

Preliminary round

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2204126+15 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2114036+4
3Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 202234219
Source: Report
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
21 October 2023
15:00
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg2116Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Pts: Palacios 9Pts: Macon 5
Estadio Español
Referees: Marie Houle (CAN) / Lautaro Ojeda (ARG)

21 October 2023
19:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg217Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Pts: Branquinho 12Pts: Salvant 4
Estadio Español
Referees: Jorge Garcia (DOM) / Lautaro Ojeda (ARG)

Boxing

Haiti entered 4 boxers (three men and one woman). [1]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kervens Bouche –63.5 kg Flag of Colombia.svg  Viáfara  (COL)
LRSC R2
Did not advance
Darrius Jackson –71 kg Flag of Venezuela.svg  Palacio  (VEN)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Cédrick Belony-Dulièpre –80 kg Flag of Jamaica.svg  Eccleston  (JAM)
W 5–0
Flag of Barbados.svg  Cox  (BAR)
W 4–1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Pereira  (BRA)
L 0–5
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kathreen Sterling –50 kg Flag of Brazil.svg  Almeida  (BRA)
L 0–5
Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Haiti qualified one female artistic gymnast at the 2023 Pan American Championships. [8] This marked the country's debut in the sport at the Pan American Games. Lynnzee Brown is an American born gymnast who chose to represent her father's country of birth in international competition. [9] Brown would go on to finish 13th in the individual all-around final. [10]

Women
AthleteEventQualificationTotalRank
VUBBBF
Lynnzee Brown Individual all-around 13.40011.06611.30011.86647.63214 Q

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Individual Final
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
FVUBBB
Lynnzee Brown All-around 13.40011.00011.53312.20048.13313

Judo

Haiti qualified one female judoka. [1]

Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jennifer Etienne −52 kg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Echevarría  (PUR)
L 00–10
Did not advance

Taekwondo

Haiti qualified two female athletes during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament. [11] [12] Both athletes would end up winning medals, with Ava Soon Lee getting the country's best ever result (a silver) in the sport. [3] [13]

Kyorugi

Women
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/ BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ava Soon Lee –67 kg Flag of Honduras.svg  Molina  (HON)
W 2–0
Flag of Chile.svg  Gallardo  (CHI)
W 1–1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Santos  (BRA)
W 2–1
ByeFlag of Mexico.svg  Soltero  (MEX)
L 0–2
Silver medal icon.svg
Aliyah Shipman +67 kg Flag of Cuba.svg  Martínez  (CUB)
W 2–0
Flag of Brazil.svg  Siqueira  (BRA)
W 2–0
Flag of Colombia.svg  Mosquera  (COL)
L 0–2
Bronze medal final
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Mina  (ECU)
W 2–1
Bronze medal icon.svg

Tennis

Haiti qualified one female tennis athlete. [14] Love-Star Alexis represented the country and lost her first match against Taly Licht of Uruguay. [15]

Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Love-Star Alexis Singles Flag of Uruguay.svg  Licht  (URU)
L 1–2
(6–0, 2–6, 3–6)
Did not advance

See also

References

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  2. Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 2023). "Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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  9. Bregman, Scott (27 April 2023). "Lynnzee Brown registered for Pan American Gymnastics Championships while awaiting FIG license". www.olympics.com. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 7 November 2023. The American-born athlete will represent Haiti, the nation from which her father hails
  10. "DU Gymnastics' Lynnzee Brown Finishes 13th at Pan Ams' All-Around Final". www.denverpioneers.com/. University of Denver Athletics. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  11. Rodríguez, Laura López (24 March 2023). "2023 Pan American Games Qualification Tournament". www.mastkd.com. MASTKD. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  12. "Taekwondo / Open Du Brésil : Ava Soon Lee Médaillée en Bronze" [Taekwondo / Brazil Open: Ava Soon Lee Medal in Bronze]. www.totalmixradio.com/ (in French). Total Mix Radio. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023. Après une qualification acquise pour les jeux de Santiago 2023 conjointement avec Aliyah Shipman, Ava Lee glane une médaille de bronze lors de l'Open du Brésil derrière deux Nord-Américaines.[After qualifying for the Santiago 2023 games jointly with Aliyah Shipman, Ava Lee won a bronze medal at the Brazil Open behind two North Americans.]
  13. Alexandre, Legupeterson (23 October 2023). "Taekwondo: Ava Lee and Aliyah Shipman Win Two Medals for Haiti at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago". Le Nouvelliste . Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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