Haiti competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Haiti's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games except 1963.
The Haitian delegation consisted of 14 athletes competing in seven sports. Boxer Jackson Darrius and taekwondo athlete Aliyah Shipman were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, boxer Kervens Bouche and judoka Jennifer Etienne were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.
Haiti earned its best ever performance in the sport of taekwondo (a silver medal), when Ava Soon Lee won the silver medal in the women's 67 kg event. The medal was the first for the country since 2007. Overall, Haiti won three medals, one silver and two bronze, matching its best performance (tied with 2003). This placed the country in a tie for 25th in the medal table (along with Bahamas and Guyana).
Medalists
The following Haitian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. MedalNameSportEventDate Taekwondo Women's 67 kg Taekwondo Women's +67 kg Boxing Men's 80 kg
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalBadminton 0 1 1Basketball 4 0 4Boxing 3 1 4Gymnastics 0 1 1Judo 0 1 1Taekwondo 0 2 2Tennis 0 1 1 Total 7 7 14
Badminton
Haiti qualified one female athlete. This will mark the country's sport debut at the Pan American Games.
Women AthleteEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultNeila JeanSinglesL 0–2(3–21, 0–21)Did not advance
Basketball
3x3 Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHaiti menMen's tournamentL 16–21L 7–213Did not advance
Men's tournament Haiti qualified a male 3x3 team, consisting of four athletes.
Roster Kervenson Blanc Ravix Cine Max Macon Fitz Salvant
Preliminary round
Boxing
Haiti entered 4 boxers (three men and one woman).
Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKervens Bouche kgL Did not advanceDarrius Jackson–71 kgL 0–5Did not advanceCédrick Belony-Dulièpre–80 kgW 5–0W 4–1L 0–5Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKathreen Sterling–50 kgL 0–5Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Haiti qualified one female artistic gymnast at the 2023 Pan American Championships. This marked the country's debut in the sport at the Pan American Games. Lynnzee Brown is an American born gymnast who chose to represent her father's country of birth in international competition. Brown would go on to finish 13th in the individual all-around final.
Women AthleteEventQualificationTotalRankLynnzee BrownIndividual all-around13.40011.06611.30011.86647.63214 Q Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final
Individual Final AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankLynnzee BrownAll-around13.400 11.000 11.533 12.200 48.13313
Judo
Haiti qualified one female judoka.
Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJennifer Etienne−52 kgL 00–10Did not advance
Taekwondo
Haiti qualified two female athletes during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament. Both athletes would end up winning medals, with Ava Soon Lee getting the country's best ever result (a silver) in the sport.
Kyorugi Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/ OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRank Lee–67 kgW 2–0W 1–1W 2–1L 0–2Aliyah Shipman+67 kgW 2–0W 2–0L 0–2Bronze medal finalW 2–1
Tennis
Haiti qualified one female tennis athlete. Love-Star Alexis represented the country and lost her first match against Taly Licht of Uruguay.
Women AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLove-Star AlexisSinglesL 1–2(6–0, 2–6, 3–6)Did not advance
See also Haiti at the 2023 Parapan American Games Haiti at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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