The Story of Sylvio Cator - Haitian Activist, Ambassador and Athlete

When speaking about athletics, Haiti is often forgotten and left out of the conversation. Stories and news about the country are usually dominated by the struggles it is either currently facing or has gone through in the past

Many know Haiti as the first Black republic in the world after the Haitian Revolution of 1791 -1804. Few are familiar with the almost 20 year occupation from 1915 - 1934 by the United States. And even fewer are familiar with one of the most outspoken activists and ambassadors for the nation Sylvio Cator.

While his country was under occupation by the United States, Cator won Haiti’s first, and to this day only, medal in Track and Field, broke the world record in the Long Jump, and was a pivotal figure in the effort to liberate Haiti from the United States.

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