David's Biography
President/Founder
Career
Profile
CV
David
Pierre 23, born from Haitian immigrants in
Miami
,
Florida
at
Jackson
Memorial
Hospital
, is a former
South
Miami
High School
graduate star tri-athlete (football, basketball, and track), District champion,
All-District honoree and team Most Valuable Runner, who now stands at 6 feet
tall and weight 165 lbs. After
accepting a football scholarship to a division III institute; the
University
of
Dubuque
, where he also excelled as a tri-athlete and due to his fierce athletic
competitiveness, he wasted no time transferring one year later to the
neighboring
University
of
Iowa
; a division I institute where history was waiting.
David’s arrival in the Big Ten Conference, quickly earned him another
athletic scholarship along with respect among his peers when he walked on to
their division I track team in 2004-2005. The
following season he was already in the Big Ten Championships, and qualified for
the NCAA Midwest Regionals (Iowa Men’s Track & Field 400m Relay).
Last but not least, in his senior and final year of 2006-2007, this
Hawkeye ability to perform at high level pressure earned him the title of
“Team Captain”, and ranked 8th in the history of the
University
of
Iowa
’s All-Time Indoor 400m Record, 47.7s. Just
this past May, this star athlete Sprinter and
Haiti
’s 2008 Summer Olympic Hopeful, graduated in the middle of his class with a
Bachelor of Arts degree at the
University
of
Iowa
. As once an underdog, David knows
too well the adversities that come with such stereotype. After
impressive record settings in the 100m, 200m and 400m dash, this rising star
Sprinter would not be in need of any further introduction to represent the
US
at the Rio 2007 Pan American and the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. However, as a
Haitian-American born; David gratefully and honorably volunteered to represent
Haiti instead, when he first made his intention known this past March to the
Haitian Olympic Committee, he was very highly praised by Mr. Alain Jean-Pierre
(President of the Haitian Federation of Amateur Athletes) “David Pierre could
not have been more than welcome”. Again,
as David chases history with the “Guinness World Records” as the smallest
baby born prematurely, turned star Sprinter to ever participate or compete at
both international sports events, he can also rewrite and make history with
Haiti 80 years later in the upcoming world’s biggest sport event (2008 Summer
Olympics) if he either wins a silver or gold medal. Since
Haiti’s first appearance at the Summer Olympic Games in 1924 heading into
2008, as an underdog Haiti has won only 2 medals; 1 Bronze in 1924 (Paris) in
shooting Free Rifle, and 1 Silver in 1928 (Amsterdam) in Men’s Long-jump by
Silvio Cator. Although, Haiti only
made 12 Summer Olympic appearances out of 19 by missing 7 since becoming a
member of the IOC (International Olympic Committee) in 1924.
In comparison to the US “Olympic Goliath” 24 appearances out of 25 by
only missing the 1980 Summer Olympic American-led boycott, since becoming an IOC
member in 1896 heading into 2008 with a grand total win of 2,191 medals; 897
Gold, 691 Silver and 603 Bronze. As
for the Pan American Games, a quadrennial international sports festival event
with over 5,000 athletes from 42 countries for the nations of the
Western Hemisphere
, which is held in the year before every Summer Olympics in different host
cities. Yet,
Haiti
still remained one of many countries that never won a gold medal at the Pan
American since the first games were played in
Buenos Aires
(
Argentina
) in 1951 to date. Among
All-Time Pan American medal count, Haiti ranks 29th by winning just 2
Silver and 4 Bronze medals for a total of 6 won overall, comparing to the US 1,
651 Gold, 1,207 Silver and 821 Bronze medal as leader for a grand total of 3,679
won. Again, as David gears up toward
making history in his first appearance on the international stage as a star
Sprinter this July and beyond, he holds the record as the fastest of the 5
quarter milers lined up this season for
Haiti
according to
Haiti
’s Olympic Committee. Hopefully,
soon after returning from the 2008 Summer Olympics, David immediate future plans
involves attending an unidentified NFL training camp as a (defensive back)
prospect while attending
Law
School
part-time.