Haiti at the 2019 Pan American Games

Haiti competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.[1][2] Haiti is one of only 17 countries to have participated in all editions of the Pan American Games.[3]

Haiti at the 2019 Pan American Games
IOC code	HAI
NOC	Comité Olympique Haïtien
Website	www.olympic.org/haiti
in Lima, Peru 26 July–11 August, 2019
Competitors	7 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Aniya Louissaint (opening)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
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In July 2019, the Haitian team of eight athletes (four per gender) competing in six sports was officially named.[4][5] This was later reduced to seven when rower Gabrielle Amato withdrew after sustaining an injry.[6]

During the opening ceremony of the games, taekwondo athlete Aniya Louissaint carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.[7][8]

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics (track and field)	2	1	3
Judo	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Taekwondo	0	1	1
Total	4	3	7

Athletics (track and field)

Main articles: Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti qualified three athletes (two men and one woman).[9][10][11]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
• Q = Qualified for the next round

Track events

Athlete	Event	Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jeffrey Julmis	Men's 110 m hurdles	14.02	11	Did not advance
Vanessa Clerveaux	Women's 100 m hurdles	12.99	5 Q	13.17	6

Field event

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Position
Abel Vest	Discus throw	48.76	8

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2019 Pan American Games and Judo at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti qualified one male judoka.[12]

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Philippe Metellus	73 kg	Langlois (CAN) L 00S1–110	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti received two universality spots in swimming to enter one man and one woman.[13]

Key

• Note – Ranks given are for the entire round

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alexandre Grand'Pierre	Men's 100 m breaststroke	1:07.32	25	Did not advance
	Men's 200 m breaststroke	2:27.06	21	Did not advance
Émilie Grand'Pierre	Women's 100 m breaststroke	1:17.04	19	Did not advance
	Women's 200 m breaststroke	2:51.71	20	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2019 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti received one wildcard in the women's +67 kg event.[14]

Kyorugi

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Aniya Louissaint	+67 kg	Fidelis (BRA) L 3–18	Did not advance

Non-competing sports

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2019 Pan American Games and Rowing at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti received a reallocated quota in the women's single sculls event.[10] Gabrielle Amato had to later withdraw after sustaining a back injury before the games.[6]

See also

• Haiti at the 2020 Summer Olympics

References

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2. "Our 41 Members". www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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10. Jean, Jessica (17 April 2019). "Haiti attend la qualification dans trois autres disciplines" [Haiti waits for qualification in three other disciplines]. www.lenational.org/ (in French). Le National. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
11. "Brockton's Clerveaux excels at PanAm Games". The Enterprise. Brockton, Massachusetts. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
12. Zambotti, Vanessa (28 June 2019). "Final qualification for the Pan American Games Lima 2019". www.panamericanjudo.com/. Pan American Judo Confederation. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
13. "NF's Qualified for the Aquatic Disciplines 2019 Pan American Games revised June 25, 2019". www.teamunify.com/. Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
14. "PATU revela los 9 ganadores de los Wilcards para Lima 2019" [PATU reveals the 9 winners of the Wilcards for Lima 2019]. www.mastkd.com/ (in Spanish). Mastaekwondo. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.