Presentation of the athletes representing Haiti in the 2008 Beijing Summmer Olympic Game

Dudley DORIVAL
Track & Field
Born: October 02, 1976
Ht: / Wt: 5'12'' / 183 lbs

The following biographical information was provided by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).

Historical Results

Note: A complete explanation of data type and depth can be found in the Additional Information section of the biography
Rank Event Year Venue Result
Olympic Games
7 110m Hurdles 2000 Sydney, AUS 13.49
Semifinal 110m Hurdles 2004 Athens, GRE 13.39
World Championships
3 110m Hurdles 2001 Edmonton, CAN 13.25
Semifinal 110m Hurdles 2007 Osaka, JPN 13.82

General Interests

Occupation: Sales
Additional information: When and where did you begin this sport?
He started running while at high school in New Jersey, USA. (IAAF Magazine Vol 18, 2003)

Why this sport?
He wanted something to do as his mother wouldn't let him play football. One of his teachers suggested he try athletics. (IAAF Magazine Vol 18, 2003)

Awards and honours
At the 2001 World Championships he won Haiti's first global medal [bronze] since long jumper Silvio Cator finished second in the 1928 Olympic Games. (IAAF Magazine Vol 18, 2003)

General
FROM USA TO HAITI
He formerly competed for the USA but switched to Haiti, the birthplace of his parents in 1999, after missing the US trials for the World Championships in Seville. Haitian officials had been asking him to run for them since 1996 but it was the chance to run at the World Championships that sealed his fate. (IAAF Magazine Vol 18, 2003)


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The following results are included in the Competition Highlights field. There can be small discrepancies due to the lack of sources for certain results. Note that the results are sorted on rank within a competition.

Results in Last Olympic Cycle:
- All Placings at 2004 Olympic Games and 2007 World Championships
- Top 8 at 2005 World Championships
- Top 8 at Continental Championships, World Indoor Championships, World Athletics Final, Golden League competitions and Super Grand Prix competitions
- Top 3 at Grand Prix competitions and World Junior Championships
- Top 10 at World Cross Country Championships, World Road Running/Half Marathon Championships, World Combined Events Challenge competitions and World Race Walking Challenge competitions

Historical Results (before OG 2004):
- Top 8 at 2000 Olympic Games
- Top 3 at other Olympic Games
- Top 3 at World Championships

Education: Sociology - University of Connecticut: Storrs, CT, Connecticut, United States
Language spoken: English
Injuries: In May 1999 he was involved in a car accident in Houston, Texas. He sustained a back injury and endured migraine headaches and hamstring problems for some time afterwards. The accident caused him to miss the trials for the USA team to compete at the 1999 World Championships. (IAAF Magazine Vol 18, 2003)

Boxing
Azea AUGUSTAMA

Born: September 03, 1984
Ht: / Wt: 5'11'' / 179 lbs

The following biographical information was provided by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).

Historical Results

Note: A complete explanation of data type and depth can be found in the Additional Information section of the biography
Rank Event Year Venue
World Championships
33 Heavyweight 2007 Chicago, IL, USA

General Interests

Coach: Tony Betancourt (rio2007.org.br 27/10/07)
Additional information: The following results are included in the Competition Highlights field. There can be small discrepancies due to the lack of sources for certain results. Note that the results are sorted on rank within a competition.

Results in Last Olympic Cycle:
- All Placings at 2004 Olympic Games and 2007 World Championships
- Top 8 at 2005 World Championships
- Top 8 at Continental Championships
- Top 3 at other major tournaments

Historical Results (before OG 2004):
- Top 8 at 2000 Olympic Games
- Top 3 at other Olympic Games
- Top 3 at World Championships


Joel BRUTUS
Judo
Born: September 13, 1975
Ht: / Wt: 6'0'' / 291 lbs

The following biographical information was provided by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).

Historical Results

Note: A complete explanation of data type and depth can be found in the Additional Information section of the biography
Rank Event Year Venue
Olympic Games
13 +100kg 2004 Athens, GRE
World Championships
13 Open 2007 Rio de Janeiro, BRA
22 +100kg 2007 Rio de Janeiro, BRA

General Interests

Additional information: The following results are included in the Competition Highlights field. There can be small discrepancies due to the lack of sources for certain results. Note that the results are sorted on rank within a competition.

Results in Last Olympic Cycle:
- All Placings at 2004 Olympic Games and 2007 World Championships
- Top 8 at 2005 World Championships
- Top 8 at Asian Championships and European Championships
- Top 3 at World Junior Championships
- Top 3 at World Cup and Super World Cup competitions

Historical Results (before OG 2004):
- Top 8 at 2000 Olympic Games
- Top 3 at other Olympic Games
- Top 3 at World Championships

Language spoken: French
Injuries: Sustained a torn muscle at the 2002 Central American Games. (IOC 10/11/03)

Track & Field
Nadine FAUSTIN
Born: May 15, 1977
Ht: / Wt: 5'4'' / 130 lbs

The following biographical information was provided by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).

Historical Results

Note: A complete explanation of data type and depth can be found in the Additional Information section of the biography
Rank Event Year Venue Result
Olympic Games
Semifinal 100m Hurdles 2004 Athens, GRE 12.74
World Championships
Heats 100m Hurdles 2007 Osaka, JPN 13.16
NACAC Championships
4 100m Hurdles 2007 San Salvador, ESA 13.42
Super Grand Prix
4 100m Hurdles 2006 Doha, QAT 12.98
Grand Prix
2 100m Hurdles 2005 Belém, BRA 12.85
3 100m Hurdles 2005 Helsinki, FIN 13.08

General Interests

Coach: Trevor Graham (news-observer.com 27/12/03)
Additional information: The following results are included in the Competition Highlights field. There can be small discrepancies due to the lack of sources for certain results. Note that the results are sorted on rank within a competition.

Results in Last Olympic Cycle:
- All Placings at 2004 Olympic Games and 2007 World Championships
- Top 8 at 2005 World Championships
- Top 8 at Continental Championships, World Indoor Championships, World Athletics Final, Golden League competitions and Super Grand Prix competitions
- Top 3 at Grand Prix competitions and World Junior Championships
- Top 10 at World Cross Country Championships, World Road Running/Half Marathon Championships, World Combined Events Challenge competitions and World Race Walking Challenge competitions

Historical Results (before OG 2004):
- Top 8 at 2000 Olympic Games
- Top 3 at other Olympic Games
- Top 3 at World Championships

Education: Physical Education - University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, NC, North Carolina, United States
Language spoken: English