Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera
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Place of birth | Haiti | ||
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Position | No. 8, Wing, Centre | ||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
Olympique Stade Français |
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1900 | France |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's rugby union | ||
Representing France | ||
1900 Paris | Team competition |
Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera was a Haitian-born French rugby union footballer. He played as number eight, wing and centre.
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.
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 introduced football in his country 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
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