page_title: Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics
section_title: Men's competition
hierarchical_section_title: Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics / Judo / Men's competition
caption_attribution_description: English: USTB Gymnasium 中文（简体）‎: 北京科技大学体育馆
context_page_description: Haiti sent a delegation to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Its participation in Beijing marked its seventh consecutive appearance at the summer Olympics and its fourteenth appearance overall, with its first being at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Haitian Olympic team included seven athletes participating in track and field, boxing, and judo. More women participated for Haiti in 2008 than at any single Olympic games prior. Although Pierre and Dorival advanced to quarterfinals in their events, there were no Haitian medalists in Beijing. Brutus carried his country's flag at the ceremonies.
context_section_description: 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. On August 15, Brutus participated in the twenty-sixth match of the Round of 64, the first round in which the judokas competed. Facing Kim Sung-Bum of South Korea,  Brutus was defeated by Kim when he performed a seoi nage, scoring ippon. Brutus did not progress to further rounds.
caption: The Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium is where judo events were held for the Beijing Olympics.
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