Noc: | HAI |
Nocname: | Haitian Olympic Committee |
Year: | 2023 |
Games Link: | 2023 Pan American Games |
Games: | Pan American Games |
Location: | Santiago, Chile |
Competitors: | 14 |
Sports: | 7 |
Flagbearer Open: | Jackson Darrius & Aliyah Shipman |
Flagbearer Close: | Kervens Bouche & Jennifer Etienne |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 1 |
Bronze: | 2 |
Rank: | =25 |
Appearances: | auto |
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.
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]
The following Haitian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
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Women's 67 kg | |||||
Women's +67 kg | |||||
Men's 80 kg |
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
width=120 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
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Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Basketball | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
Boxing | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Total | 7 | 7 | 14 |
See main article: Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games and Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Haiti qualified one female athlete.[5] [6] This will mark the country's sport debut at the Pan American Games.
See main article: Basketball at the 2023 Pan American Games.
Haiti qualified a male 3x3 team, consisting of four athletes.[7]
Preliminary round
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See main article: Boxing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Boxing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Haiti entered 4 boxers (three men and one woman).[1]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
Kervens Bouche | kg | L | Did not advance | |||||
Darrius Jackson | –71 kg | L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||||
Cédrick Belony-Dulièpre | –80 kg | W 5–0 | W 4–1 | L 0–5 | Did not advance |
See main article: Gymnastics at the 2023 Pan American Games and Gymnastics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification.
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]
See main article: Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games and Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Haiti qualified one female judoka.[1]
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. 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
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/ | ||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
Lee | –67 kg | W 2–0 | W 1–1 | W 2–1 | L 0–2 | |||
Aliyah Shipman | +67 kg | W 2–0 | W 2–0 | L 0–2 | Bronze medal final W 2–1 |
See main article: Tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games and Tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Haiti qualified one female tennis athlete.[14] Love-Star Alexis represented the country and lost her first match against Taly Licht of Uruguay.[15]