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Haiti at the 2023 Pan American Games

Haiti competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Haiti's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games except 1963.

Haiti at the
2023 Pan American Games
IOC codeHAI
NOCHaitian Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile
20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors14 in 7 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Jackson Darrius & Aliyah Shipman
Flag bearer (closing)Kervens Bouche & Jennifer Etienne
Medals
Ranked =25th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
3
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

The Haitian delegation consisted of 14 athletes competing in seven sports.[1] Boxer Jackson Darrius and taekwondo athlete Aliyah Shipman were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2] Meanwhile, boxer Kervens Bouche and judoka Jennifer Etienne were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.

Haiti earned its best ever performance in the sport of taekwondo (a silver medal), when Ava Soon Lee won the silver medal in the women's 67 kg event.[3] The medal was the first for the country since 2007.[3] Overall, Haiti won three medals, one silver and two bronze, matching its best performance (tied with 2003). This placed the country in a tie for 25th in the medal table (along with Bahamas and Guyana).[4]

Medalists

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Further information: 2023 Pan American Games medal table

The following Haitian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Silver Ava Soon Lee Taekwondo Women's 67 kg October 22
  Bronze Aliyah Shipman Taekwondo Women's +67 kg October 23
  Bronze Cédrick Belony-Dulièpre Boxing Men's 80 kg October 26

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Badminton 0 1 1
Basketball 4 0 4
Boxing 3 1 4
Gymnastics 0 1 1
Judo 0 1 1
Taekwondo 0 2 2
Tennis 0 1 1
Total 7 7 14

Badminton

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Main articles: Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games and Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti qualified one female athlete.[5][6] This will mark the country's sport debut at the Pan American Games.

Women
Athlete Event First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Neila Jean Singles   Diaz (CHI)
L 0–2
(3–21, 0–21) 		Did not advance

Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 2023 Pan American Games

3x3

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Summary
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Haiti men Men's tournament   Venezuela
L 16–21 		  Brazil
L 7–21 		3 Did not advance

Men's tournament

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Haiti qualified a male 3x3 team, consisting of four athletes.[7]

Roster

Preliminary round

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1   Brazil 2 2 0 41 26 +15 Quarterfinals
2   Venezuela 2 1 1 40 36 +4
3   Haiti 2 0 2 23 42 −19
Source: Report
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
21 October 2023
15:00
Venezuela   21–16   Haiti
Pts: Palacios 9 Pts: Macon 5
Estadio Español
Referees: Marie Houle (CAN) / Lautaro Ojeda (ARG)
21 October 2023
19:00
Brazil   21–7   Haiti
Pts: Branquinho 12 Pts: Salvant 4
Estadio Español
Referees: Jorge Garcia (DOM) / Lautaro Ojeda (ARG)

Boxing

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See also: Boxing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Boxing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti entered 4 boxers (three men and one woman).[1]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kervens Bouche –63.5 kg   Viáfara (COL)
L RSC R2 		Did not advance
Darrius Jackson –71 kg —   Palacio (VEN)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Cédrick Belony-Dulièpre –80 kg —   Eccleston (JAM)
W 5–0 		  Cox (BAR)
W 4–1 		  Pereira (BRA)
L 0–5 		Did not advance  
Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kathreen Sterling –50 kg   Almeida (BRA)
L 0–5 		Did not advance

Gymnastics

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Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2023 Pan American Games and Gymnastics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Artistic

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Haiti qualified one female artistic gymnast at the 2023 Pan American Championships.[8] This marked the country's debut in the sport at the Pan American Games. Lynnzee Brown is an American born gymnast who chose to represent her father's country of birth in international competition.[9] Brown would go on to finish 13th in the individual all-around final.[10]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Total Rank
V UB BB F
Lynnzee Brown Individual all-around 13.400 11.066 11.300 11.866 47.632 14 Q

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Individual Final
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB
Lynnzee Brown All-around 13.400 11.000 11.533 12.200 48.133 13

Judo

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Main articles: Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games and Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti qualified one female judoka.[1]

Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Jennifer Etienne −52 kg   Echevarría (PUR)
L 00–10 		Did not advance

Taekwondo

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Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti qualified two female athletes during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.[11][12] Both athletes would end up winning medals, with Ava Soon Lee getting the country's best ever result (a silver) in the sport.[3][13]

Kyorugi

Women
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final/ BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ava Soon Lee –67 kg   Molina (HON)
W 2–0 		  Gallardo (CHI)
W 1–1 		  Santos (BRA)
W 2–1 		Bye   Soltero (MEX)
L 0–2 		 
Aliyah Shipman +67 kg   Martínez (CUB)
W 2–0 		  Siqueira (BRA)
W 2–0 		  Mosquera (COL)
L 0–2 		— Bronze medal final
  Mina (ECU)
W 2–1 		 

Tennis

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Main articles: Tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games and Tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Haiti qualified one female tennis athlete.[14] Love-Star Alexis represented the country and lost her first match against Taly Licht of Uruguay.[15]

Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Love-Star Alexis Singles   Licht (URU)
L 1–2
(6–0, 2–6, 3–6) 		Did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c ""Haïti sur la Scène Panaméricaine : Une Mosaïque de Talents Prêts à Éblouir Santiago en 2023 !"" [“Haiti on the Pan-American Stage: A Mosaic of Talents Ready to Dazzle Santiago in 2023!”]. Triangle Post (in French). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ^ Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 2023). "Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Primera plata de Haití en taekwondo panamericano" [Haiti's first silver in Pan American taekwondo]. Prensa Latina (in Spanish). Havana, Cuba. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. ^ Longley, Sheldon (6 November 2023). "The Bahamas finishes with three medals at Pan Ams". The Nassau Guardian. Nassau, Bahamas. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Quotas Confirmed – Santiago 2023". www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Ranking Road to Santiago 2023" (PDF). www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ^ Antoine, Gracien (20 October 2023). "Basket/Jeux-Panaméricains : Quand Haïti Défie Le Vénézuela Et Le Brésil" [Basketball/Pan-American Games: When Haiti Challenges Venezuela and Brazil]. www.totalmixradio.com/ (in French). Total Mix Radio. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ^ "DU Gymnastics' Lynnzee Brown to Compete at Pan American Games". www.denverpioneers.com/. University of Denver Athletics. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  9. ^ Bregman, Scott (27 April 2023). "Lynnzee Brown registered for Pan American Gymnastics Championships while awaiting FIG license". www.olympics.com. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 7 November 2023. The America-born athlete will represent Haiti, the nation from which her father hails
  10. ^ "DU Gymnastics' Lynnzee Brown Finishes 13th at Pan Ams' All-Around Final". www.denverpioneers.com/. University of Denver Athletics. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  11. ^ Rodríguez, Laura López (24 March 2023). "2023 Pan American Games Qualification Tournament". www.mastkd.com. MASTKD. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Taekwondo / Open Du Brésil : Ava Soon Lee Médaillée en Bronze" [Taekwondo / Brazil Open: Ava Soon Lee Medal in Bronze]. www.totalmixradio.com/ (in French). Total Mix Radio. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023. Après une qualification acquise pour les jeux de Santiago 2023 conjointement avec Aliyah Shipman, Ava Lee glane une médaille de bronze lors de l'Open du Brésil derrière deux Nord-Américaines. [After qualifying for the Santiago 2023 games jointly with Aliyah Shipman, Ava Lee won a bronze medal at the Brazil Open behind two North Americans.]
  13. ^ Alexandre, Legupeterson (23 October 2023). "Taekwondo: Ava Lee and Aliyah Shipman Win Two Medals for Haiti at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago". Le Nouvelliste. Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  14. ^ Montgomery, Charles (23 October 2023). "Love-Star Alexis to Represent Haiti at Pan American Games". www.wboy.com. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  15. ^ Montgomery, Charles (23 October 2023). "Love-Star Alexis falls in Round of 64 at the Pan American Games". www.wboy.com. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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