BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera
Place of birth | Haiti | ||
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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 | ||
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Men's rugby union | ||
Competitor for France | ||
Gold | 1900 Paris | Team competition |
Men's tug of war | ||
Silver | 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 de Zubiera 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.
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