Constantin Henriquez
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| Place of birth | Haiti | ||
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| Rugby union career | |||
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| Position | No. 8, Wing, Centre | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Olympique Stade Français |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1900 |  France |
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's rugby union | ||
| Representing France
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1900 Paris | Team competition |
Constantin Henriquez was a Haitian-born French rugby union footballer. He played as number eight, wing and centre.
Henriquez was the first known coloured athlete to compete in the Olympic Games,[1] and by extension, the first to become an Olympic gold medallist, as he was a member of the France 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.
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.[2]
References
- ↑ 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
External links
Constantin Henriquez at Sports Reference