Constantin Henriquez

Constantin Henriquez
Place of birth	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	No. 8, Wing, Centre
Senior career
Years	Team
	Olympique; Stade Français
Men's rugby union
Representing France
Olympic Games

Constantin Henriquez was a Haitian-born French rugby union footballer. He played as number eight, wing and centre.^[1]

Henriquez was the first known black athlete to compete in the Olympic Games,^[2] and the first to become an Olympic gold medallist, as he was a member of the French squad that won the Olympic title at the first Rugby Olympic Tournament.

He played at Olympique de Paris and Stade Français. He won as a Stade Français player the titles of French Champion, in 1897, 1898 and 1901.^{[citation needed]}

He introduced football in his country of Haiti in 1904, and scored the first goal in Haiti during a competition. He co-founded with his brother Alphonse the Union Sportive Haïtienne. By 1950 he was a Senator.^[3]

References

^ "Constantin Henriquez". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ David Kenneth Wiggins (ed.), African Americans in sports, Volume 1, Page 264 (Sharpe Reference:2004), ISBN 0-7656-8055-6, ISBN 978-0-7656-8055-6
^ Haiti et Les Jeux Olympiques - Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera Archived 2012-12-08 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Constantin Henriquez". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

[2] David Kenneth Wiggins (ed.), African Americans in sports, Volume 1, Page 264 (Sharpe Reference:2004), ISBN 0-7656-8055-6, ISBN 978-0-7656-8055-6

[3] Haiti et Les Jeux Olympiques - Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera Archived 2012-12-08 at the Wayback Machine

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