Alphonse Henríquez

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAlphonse•Henríquez Elie
Used nameAlphonse•Henríquez
Other namesJehan Ryko
Born30 January 1879 in Port-de-Paix, Nord-Ouest (HAI)
Died20 December 1955 in Port-au-Prince, Ouest (HAI)
NOC Haiti

Biography

Alphonse Henriquez from Port-de-Paix was a Haitian artist and writer. He wrote a number of songs most notably some opposing the US occupation of Haiti (1915-1934). He and his brother Constantin, who participated in the Summer Games in 1900 for France, founded the Haitian Union Sportive (USH) in 1912. In the 1930s, Alphonse worked as a lawyer and journalist and was arrested for his liberal views and his fight for equal rights of black Haitians. In 1946, he was one of the few black members of the first constituent assembly of Haiti in 1946 and senator. Henriquez also became a representative of the Haitian League of Human Rights.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions HAI Alphonse Henríquez
Music, Open (Olympic) AC

Olympic family relations

Special Notes