haiti summer olympics haiti sent delegation compete summer olympics held beijing august august participation beijing marked seventh consecutive appearance summer olympics fourteenth appearance overall summer olympics paris olympic team included seven athletes men women participating track field parker boxing women participated haiti single olympic games prior advanced events beijing carried countries flag ceremonies background haiti beijing olympics marked fourteenth appearance olympic games seventh consecutive appearance summer olympics los_angeles debut summer olympics paris teams competed olympics took place paris amsterdam los_angeles rome munich west_germany canada haiti participated winter olympics delegation haiti sent beijing included seven athletes sports female athletes women participated haiti beijing single olympic games prior beijing athletes haiti won silver medal bronze medal athletes including olympics athletes won medals event athlete destined participate haiti beijing compete heavyweight flag bearer haiti opening closing ceremonies athletics women competition women meters year old athlete college participated women meters dash haiti behalf beijing marking appearance olympic games participating event competed qualification round event took place august placed tenth heat placed fourth time seconds placing directly seconds ahead russia seconds leaders heat jamaica seconds norway seconds overall placed 30th athletes participated qualification round advanced took place august participated fifth heat ran event time seconds placed fifth ahead italy seconds seconds heat leaders united_states seconds lithuania seconds advance semifinals women meters years old time participation beijing olympics participated women meters event participating event previously appeared olympic games participated august qualification round placed heat completed event seconds placing sixth event seven participants defeated fell fifth place finalist puerto_rico seconds leaders heat russia seconds seconds athletes participated qualification round placed 41st advance later rounds women meters brussels born athlete participated haiti behalf beijing summer olympics years old time participating women meters previously competed event summer olympics sydney summer olympics athens participated fifth heat august preliminary round completing event seconds finished sixth athletes ahead indonesia seconds ukraine seconds finished 29th place participating athletes advance rounds men competition men meters new_jersey born male track athlete participate haiti behalf beijing olympics participated men meters appearance beijing marked appearance previously participated sydney olympics athens olympics reaching finals round ranking seventh meters sydney participated heat august qualification round completing event seconds ahead pakistan seconds puerto_rico seconds leaders heat colombia seconds barbados seconds overall ranked 30th athletes participated qualification round advanced august participated heat finished seven finishing athletes completing event seconds eighth athlete heat disqualified finished british athlete seconds heat leaders heat jamaica seconds seconds finished 25th remaining athletes advance semifinals summary key note ranks given track events athlete heat qualified round qualified round fastest loser field events position achieving qualifying target national record round applicable event bye athlete required compete round boxing haiti qualified boxer olympic boxing tournament qualified light heavyweight class second americas qualifying tournament year old miami based appearance beijing olympic games participated preliminary round light heavyweight class maximum kilograms weight took place august rounds faced brazil scored points round scored total points rounds win bout advance round men competition year old male represent haiti beijing result weight exceeded kilograms placed heavyweight class appearance beijing marked second olympic appearance previously competed haiti behalf heavyweight athens olympics august participated sixth match round round competed facing defeated kim performed scoring progress rounds women competition year old female participate haiti behalf beijing olympics appearance beijing olympic games participated lightweight class placing athletes kilograms weight august round round competed set cuban defeated receiving score result advance summary
Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics