Haiti at the 2012 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:HAI
Npcname:Comité National Paralympique d'Haïti
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2012
Location:London
Competitors:3
Sports:2
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:2008

Haiti competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.[1]

Technically, it was Haiti's second participation in the Paralaympics. In 2008, however, the country's sole representative, powerlifter Nephtalie Jean Louis, was a non-starter in her event due to unspecified "problems with her weight". For the London Games, Haiti was represented by three athletes: wheelchair athlete Nephtalie Jean-Louis, this time in the women's javelin and the shot put; Josué Cajuste (who has "one leg much shorter than the other"), in the men's shot put and javelin; and Gaysli Leon, who "was paralysed in the 2010 earthquake", in road cycling in a handbike.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Men’s Field Events
AthleteEventDistancePointsRank
align=left rowspan=2Josue CajusteShot Put F42-447.6323811
Javelin Throw F4231.3811
Women’s Field Events
AthleteEventDistancePointsRank
align=left rowspan=2Nephtalie Jean LouisShot Put F57-584.7522816
Javelin Throw F57-5810.6920717

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Gaysli LeonRoad Race H3
Time Trial H345:03.6610

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haiti - 2012 Paralympic News, Athletes, Medals. LOCOG. 17 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120829002456/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/country/haiti/index.html. 29 August 2012.
  2. http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/country/haiti/athletes/index.html Haiti: athletes
  3. http://www.itv.com/news/2012-08-23/paralympic-haiti-team-arrive-for-london-2012-ahead-of-their-first-ever-paralympic-games/ "Paralympic Haiti team arrive for London 2012 ahead of their first ever Paralympic Games"
  4. http://defend.ht/sports/articles/track-a-field/3293-haiti-sends-two-to-2012-paralympics-in-london "Haiti Sends Two to 2012 Paralympics in London"
  5. http://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-6410-haiti-sports-two-haitian-athletes-in-the-xiv-paralympics-2012.html "Haiti - Sports : Two Haitian athletes in the XIV Paralympics 2012"
  6. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympics/faster-higher-stronger-the-top-50-moments-from-the-london-2012-paralympics-8120033.html "Faster, higher, stronger: The top 50 moments from the London 2012 Paralympics"