List of flag bearers for Haiti at the Olympics

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Haiti at the Olympics.[1]

Haiti at the
Olympics
IOC codeHAI
NOCComité Olympique Haïtien
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

1936 flag incident

Haiti's only athlete in 1936 was weightlifter René A. Ambroise (from Jacmel),[2] a student based in Paris, where he had taken up the sport. He carried the Haitian flag at the opening ceremony;[2] having discovered that the civil flag of Haiti was identical to that of Liechtenstein when the latter delegation arrived at the Games, both nations decided to carry different flags in the opening ceremony. Liechtenstein received approval from their government to carry their flag upside-down and add a "Prince's Hat" crown in the corner, while Ambroise added the national crest to his flag (to make it the state flag).[3] As a nation, Liechtenstein then changed its flag in 1937.[4][5]

List of flag bearers
#Event yearSeasonFlag bearerSport
13 2022 Winter Richardson Viano Alpine skiing [6]
12 2020 Summer Sabiana Anestor Judo [7]
Darrelle Valsaint Boxing
11 2016 Summer Asnage Castelly Wrestling [1]
102012SummerLinouse DesravineJudo
92008SummerJoel BrutusJudo
82004SummerTudor SanonTaekwondo
72000SummerNadine Faustin-ParkerAthletics
61996SummerAdler VolmarJudo
51992SummerHermate SouffrantJudo
41988SummerDeborah Saint PhardAthletics[1]
31984SummerRonald AgénorTennis
21972SummerJules Meliner
11936SummerRené A. AmbroiseWeightlifting[8]

See also

References
  1. Haiti. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. "René Ambroise". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. "Liechtenstein change of flag" (PDF). International Society of Olympic Historians: 28. 2019.
  4. Rainey, Venetia (24 July 2012). "Flag bearing: a potted history". Reuters. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. "Liechtenstein". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  6. "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  7. "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. "Flagbearers for Haiti". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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