Ange Jean Baptiste

Ange Jean Baptiste
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Haiti
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena -57 kg

Ange Mercie Jean Baptiste (born 24 September 1984[1]) is a Haitian judoka who has participated internationally for Haiti.[2] She won the silver medal at the Judo competitions of the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3] She was one of seven athletes who represented Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. A photograph of Baptiste in her match against Yurisleydis Lupetey of Cuba in Beijing, which depicted a drop of blood falling from Baptiste's forehead and hitting the ground during the match,[4] won an award at the World Press Photo Contest in 2009.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Ange Mercie Jean Baptiste". JudoInside. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ange Jean Baptiste". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Judo: Cuba demuestra su poderío al ganar mayoría de oro" [Judo: Cuba demonstrates its power by winning majority of golds]. colombia.com (in Spanish). EFE. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  4. ^ "A drop of blood falls from the forehead of Ange". gg-art.com. Xinhua. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  5. ^ "American photographer wins World Press Photo of the Year". xinhuanet.com. Xinhua. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
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