Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera

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Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera
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Place of birth Haiti
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position No. 8, Wing, Centre
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Olympique
Stade Français
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1900  France
Olympic medal record
Men's rugby union
Representing  France
Gold medal – first place 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

  1. 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
  2. Haiti et Les Jeux Olympiques - Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera


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