Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Then 21-year-old athlete of Raleigh's St. Augustine's College Barbara Pierre participated in the women's 100 meters dash on Haiti's behalf in Beijing, marking her first appearance at any Olympic games. She was the only Haitian participating in the event.[3] Pierre competed during the qualification round of the event, which took place on August 15, where she was placed in the tenth heat. Pierre placed fourth with a time of 11.52 seconds, placing directly behind Laverne Jones of the United States Virgin Islands (11.41 seconds) and ahead of Russia's Natalia Murinovich (11.55 seconds). The leaders of Pierre's heat were Jamaica's Kerron Stewart (11.28 seconds) and Norway's Ezinne Okparaebo (11.32 seconds).[4] Overall, Pierre placed 30th out of the 85 athletes who participated in the qualification round. She advanced to quarterfinals, which took place on August 16.[4]

Barbara Pierre, who competed for Haiti in the 100 meters

During quarterfinals, Pierre participated in the fifth heat, where she ran her event in a time of 11.56 seconds. In doing so, Pierre placed fifth, ahead of Italy's Anita Pistone (11.56 seconds) and behind Okparaebo (11.45 seconds). The heat's leaders were Torri Edwards of the United States (11.31 seconds) and Lithuania's Lina Grincikaite (11.33 seconds). Pierre did not advance to semifinals.[4]

Ginou Etienne, who was 23 years old at the time of her participation in the Beijing Olympics, participated in the women's 400 meters event. She was the only Haitian participating in the event. Etienne had not previously appeared at any Olympic games.[5] Etienne participated in the August 16 qualification round, where she was placed in the third heat. Etienne completed the event in 53.94 seconds, placing sixth in an event of seven participants. She defeated Rachidatou Seini Maikido of Niger (1:03.19) but fell behind the fifth-place finalist, Puerto Rico's Carol Rodriguez (53.08 seconds). The leaders of Etienne's heat were Russia's Anastasia Kapachinskaya (51.32 seconds) and the United States' Mary Wineberg (51.46 seconds).[6] Out of the 50 athletes who participated in the qualification round, Etienne placed 41st. She did not advance to later rounds.[6]

Nadine Faustin-Parker, who participated for Haiti in the 100 meters hurdles

Brussels-born Haitian athlete Nadine Faustin-Parker participated on Haiti's behalf at the Beijing Summer Olympics. She was 32 years old at the time, and was the only Haitian participating in the women's 100 meters hurdles. Faustin-Parker previously competed in the same event at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[7] Faustin-Parker participated in the fifth heat during the August 17 preliminary round, completing her event in 13.25 seconds. She finished sixth out of eight athletes, ahead of Indonesia's Dedeh Erawati (13.49 seconds) and behind the Ukraine's Yevgeniya Snihur (13.06 seconds).[8] Faustin-Parker finished in 29th place out of the 40 participating athletes. She did not advance to further rounds.[8]

New Jersey-born Dudley Dorival was the only male track athlete to participate on Haiti's behalf at the Beijing Olympics, where he participated in the men's 110 meters hurdles. His appearance at Beijing marked his third appearance; he previously participated in the Sydney Olympics in 2000 and the Athens Olympics in 2004, reaching the finals round and ranking seventh in the 110 meters hurdles in Sydney.[9] Dorival participated in the third heat of the August 17 qualification round, completing his event in 13.78 seconds ahead of Pakistan's Abdul Rashid (14.52 seconds) and behind Puerto Rico's Héctor Cotto (13.72 seconds). The leaders of Dorival's heat were Colombia's Paulo Villar (13.37 seconds) and Barbados' Ryan Brathwaite (13.38 seconds). Overall, Dorival ranked 30th out of the 43 athletes who participated in the qualification round. Dorival advanced to quarterfinals.[10]

At the August 19 quarterfinals, Dorival participated in the third heat and finished last out of seven finishing athletes, completing his event in 13.71 seconds. The eighth athlete in his heat, Mohamed Issa Al-Thawadi of Qatar, was disqualified. Dorival finished behind British athlete Allan Scott (13.66 seconds). The heat leaders of Dorival's quarterfinals heat were Jamaica's Maurice Wignall (13.36 seconds) and Brathwaite (13.44 seconds). Dorival finished 25th out of the 32 remaining athletes. He did not advance to semifinals.[10]

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Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

The Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium is where judo events were held for the Beijing Olympics.

Then 37-year-old Joel Brutus was the only male judoka to represent Haiti at Beijing. As a result of his weight, which exceeded 100 kilograms, he was placed in the heavyweight class. Brutus' appearance at Beijing marked his second Olympic appearance; he previously competed on Haiti's behalf as a heavyweight at the Athens Olympics in 2004.[14] On August 15, Brutus participated in the twenty-sixth match of the Round of 64, the first round in which the judokas competed.[15] Facing Kim Sung-Bum of South Korea, Brutus was defeated by Kim when he performed a seoi nage, scoring ippon.[16] Brutus did not progress to further rounds.[15]

Then 23-year-old Ange Jean Baptiste was the only female judoka to participate on Haiti's behalf at the Beijing Olympics. Her appearance at Beijing was her first at an Olympic games.[17] Baptiste participated in the lightweight class,[17] placing her against athletes under 57 kilograms in weight.[18] In the August 11 Round of 32, the first round in which the judokas competed, Baptiste was set against Cuban judoka Yurisleydis Lupetey. Baptiste was defeated by Lupetey by a kuchiki-taoshi, receiving a score of waza-ari. As a result, she did not advance.[19]