Constantin Henriquez

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

Constantin Henriquez

Place of birth	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8, Wing, Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Olympique Stade Français ()
Medal record Men's rugby union Representing  France Olympic Games 1900 Paris Team competition

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

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

External links

• Constantin Henriquez at ESPNscrum
• Constantin Henriquez at Olympics.com
• Constantin Henriquez at Olympedia