Constantin Henriquez was a Haitian-born French rugby union footballer. He played as number eight, wing and centre.[1]
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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
edit- ^ "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
External links
edit- Constantin Henriquez at ESPNscrum
- Constantin Henriquez at Olympics.com
- Constantin Henriquez at Olympedia
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