Haiti at the 2020 Summer Olympics

{{short description|Haiti at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo}}

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| NOC = HAI

| NOCname = Comité Olympique Haïtien

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2020

| start_date = {{start date|2021|7|23}}

| end_date = {{end date|2021|8|8}}

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| location = Tokyo, Japan

| competitors = 6

| sports = 5

| flagbearer_open = Sabiana Anestor
Darrelle Valsaint

| flagbearer_close = Mulern Jean

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| gold = 0

| silver = 0

| bronze = 0

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Haiti competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee|access-date=28 March 2020|publisher=Olympics|date=24 March 2020}} It was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1900.

The early days at the Olympics was nearly overshadowed by the assassination of Jovenel Moïse, the country's last president two weeks earlier, allowing Haitian athletes to express their grief.

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors participating in the Games for Haiti:

width=150\|Sport ! width=55\|Men ! width=55\|Women ! width=55\|Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
align=left\|Athletics \| 0	1	1
align=left\|Boxing \| 1	0	1
align=left\|Judo \| 0	1	1
align=left\|Swimming \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Taekwondo \| 0	1	1
Total \|\| 2 \|\| 4 \|\| 6

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Haiti received a universality slot from the World Athletics to send a female track and field athlete to the Olympics.{{cite web |title=Road to Olympic Games 2020 |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/stats-zone/road-to/7132391?eventId=10229630&qualificationType=q5 |publisher=World Athletics|access-date=11 June 2021}} Vanessa Clerveaux withdrew from the team because of injury.{{cite web|date=12 July 2021|title=Brockton athlete Vanessa Clerveaux withdraws from 2021 Olympics|url=https://www.masslive.com/sports/2021/07/brockton-athlete-vanessa-clerveaux-withdraws-from-2021-olympics-to-recover-from-injury.html|access-date=17 July 2021|publisher=MassLive}}

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;Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round}}

;Track & road events

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rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Heat !colspan="2"\|Semifinal !colspan="2"\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Mulern Jean \|align=left\|Women's 100 m hurdles \|12.99 SB \|5 q \|13.09 \|7 \| colspan="2" \|Did not advance

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Mulern Jean

|align=left|Women's 100 m hurdles

|12.99 SB

|5 q

|13.09

| colspan="2" |Did not advance

Boxing

{{main|Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Haiti received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send the men's middleweight boxer Darrelle Valsaint to the Olympics.{{cite news|title=Avec une petite délégation, Haïti participera aux JO de Tokyo|trans-title=With a small delegation, Haiti will participate at the Olympics|language=fr|url=https://lenouvelliste.com/article/230473/avec-une-petite-delegation-haiti-participera-aux-jo-de-tokyo|access-date=23 July 2021|publisher=Le Nouvelliste|location=Haiti|date=16 July 2021}}

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rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !colspan=2\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Darrelle Valsaint \|align=left\|Men's middleweight \|{{n/a\|Bye}} \|{{flagIOCathlete\|Tshama\|COD\|2020 Summer}} W 4–1 \|{{flagIOCathlete\|Bakshi\|ROC\|2020 Summer}} L 0–5 \| colspan="3" \|Did not advance

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Darrelle Valsaint

|align=left|Men's middleweight

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tshama|COD|2020 Summer}}
W 4–1

|{{flagIOCathlete|Bakshi|ROC|2020 Summer}}
L 0–5

| colspan="3" |Did not advance

Judo

{{main|Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Haiti qualified one judoka for the women's half-lightweight category (52 kg) at the Games. Sabiana Anestor accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.{{cite news|first=Nicolas|last=Messner|title=Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List|url=https://www.ijf.org/news/show/official-olympic-qualification-list|publisher=International Judo Federation|date=22 June 2021 |access-date=2 July 2021}}

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!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Sabiana Anestor

|align=left|Women's −52 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Levytska-Shukvani|GEO|2020 Summer}}
L 00–10

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Swimming

{{main|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Haiti received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.{{cite web|title=Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/tokyo-olympics-entry-lists-released-swimming-begins-july-24/|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|access-date=16 July 2021}}

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rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Heat !colspan="2"\|Semifinal !colspan="2"\|Final
style="font-size:95%" !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Davidson Vincent \|align=left\|Men's 100 m butterfly \|54.81 \|=51 \|colspan="4"\|Did not advance
align=center \|align=left\|Emilie Grand'Pierre \|align=left\|Women's 100 m breaststroke \|1:14.82 \|37 \|colspan="4"\|Did not advance

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rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Davidson Vincent

|align=left|Men's 100 m butterfly

|54.81

|=51

|colspan="4"|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Emilie Grand'Pierre

|align=left|Women's 100 m breaststroke

|1:14.82

|37

|colspan="4"|Did not advance

Taekwondo

{{main|Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification}}

Haiti entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Florida-born practitioner Aliyah Shipman secured a spot in the women's welterweight category (67 kg) with a top two finish at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in San José, Costa Rica.{{cite news|title=Six countries secure spots for Tokyo 2020 Olympics on day 2 of Pan Am Qualification Tournament|url=http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/135684-2/|publisher=World Taekwondo|date=12 March 2020|access-date=13 March 2020|archive-date=14 March 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200314083912/http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/135684-2/|url-status=dead}} The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee blocked her from participation on the grounds that athletes need three years to change the country they represent, and she fought for the United States one year before. Shipman tried to appeal, backed by the Haitian Taekwondo Federation, on the condition that junior athletes do not fall under the same waiting period, but it fell through,[https://www.wlrn.org/news/2021-07-19/tokyo-olympics-in-jeopardy-taekwondo-athlete-from-plantation-may-lose-chance-to-fight-for-haiti Tokyo Olympics In Jeopardy: Taekwondo Athlete From Plantation May Lose Chance To Fight For Haiti] so her spot was awarded to another American, Lauren Lee.

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rowspan=2\|Athlete !rowspan=2\|Event !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !Repechage !colspan=2\|Final / {{tooltip\|BM\|Bronze medal match}}
style="font-size:95%" !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Rank
align=center \|align=left\|Lauren Lee \|align=left\|Women's −67 kg \|{{flagIOCathlete\|Jelić\|CRO\|2020 Summer}} L 2–22 \|colspan=2\|Did not advance \|{{flagIOCathlete\|Titoneli\|BRA\|2020 Summer}} L 5–26 {{abbr\|PTG\|Decision by points gap}} \|Did not advance \|7

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage

!colspan=2|Final / {{tooltip|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Lauren Lee

|align=left|Women's −67 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Jelić|CRO|2020 Summer}}
L 2–22

|colspan=2|Did not advance

|{{flagIOCathlete|Titoneli|BRA|2020 Summer}}
L 5–26 {{abbr|PTG|Decision by points gap}}

|Did not advance

width=150\|Sport ! width=55\|Men ! width=55\|Women ! width=55\|Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
align=left\|Athletics \| 0	1	1
align=left\|Boxing \| 1	0	1
align=left\|Judo \| 0	1	1
align=left\|Swimming \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Taekwondo \| 0	1	1
Total \|\| 2 \|\| 4 \|\| 6

Haiti at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Competitors

Athletics

Boxing

Judo

Swimming

Taekwondo

See also