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| '''Constantin Henriquez''' was a ]an-born ] ] footballer. He played as number eight, wing and centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/17892 |title=Constantin Henriquez |work=Olympedia |accessdate=28 December 2020}}</ref> | '''Constantin Henriquez''' was a ]an-born ] ] footballer. He played as number eight, wing and centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/17892 |title=Constantin Henriquez |work=Olympedia |accessdate=28 December 2020}}</ref> | ||
| Henriquez was the first known black athlete to compete in the Olympic Games,<ref>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}}</ref> and |
Henriquez was the first known black athlete to compete in the Olympic Games,<ref>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}}</ref> and the first to become an ]list, as he was a member of the French squad that won the Olympic title at the first ]. | ||
| He played at ] and ]. He won as a Stade Français player the titles of French Champion, in 1897, 1898 and 1901. | He played at ] and ]. He won as a Stade Français player the titles of French Champion, in 1897, 1898 and 1901. | ||
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Rugby player Not to be confused with 1900 Summer Olympics French tug of war competitor Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría. Rugby player | |||||||||||||||||
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Constantin Henriquez was a Haitian-born French rugby union footballer. He played as number eight, wing and centre.
Henriquez was the first known black athlete to compete in the Olympic Games, 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.
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.
References
- "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
- Constantin Henriquez at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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