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Illustrated biographies of Sylvio Cator and André Theard.
Sylvio Cator was a footballer who captained the national
team in one of their first games.
In the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam he won a
silver medal in the long jump. Up to the present day, his
silver medal is the best result of a Haitian athlete in the
Olympics.
Stade Sylvio Cator, the national stadium, was named for
him. He also participated in the 1924 and 1932 Olympic Games.
André Theard started his sporting career as a footballer
and won two Universiad World Championships (200 m
Sprint) and also participated in the 1924, 1928 and 1932
Olympic Games.
Both also served a term as president of the Haitian Football Federation.
The book also features two chapters on Haitian football
in the early years between 1910 and 1924.
The remainder of the book only covers the period of their
sporting career.
23 x 16 cms, softback, 118 pages.
1996
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