Constantin Henriquez
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Constantin Henriquez was a Haitian-born French rugby union footballer. He played as number eight, wing and centre.[1]
Henriquez was the first known black athlete to compete in the Olympic Games,[2] 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.[3]
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- ↑ David Kenneth Wiggins (ed.), African Americans in sports, Volume 1, Page 264 (Sharpe Reference:2004), Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN
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