Jeffrey julmis august 16 2016

You have to feel for Haitian hurdler Jeffrey Julmis.

Haitian Hurdler Jeffrey Julmis Tumbled at the start in the Hurdles Semifinals but got up finished his heat.

Haitian Hurdler Jeffrey Julmis Tumbled at the start in the Hurdles Semifinals but got up finished his heat.

Jeffrey Julmis missed the first hurdle of the m race about as badly as you can, but he still finished his semifinal heat.

He timed his entire approach to the first hurdle poorly and wiped out without even attempting a true hurdle.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST Jeffrey Julmis of Haiti competes during the Men's m Hurdles Semifinals on Day 11 of the Rio

Haitian m hurdler Jeffrey Jumlis found that out the hard way when he literally crashed out of Tuesday's semifinal race.

He trained for years to compete in the Olympics. And although falls occur relatively often in hurdles, it happened to Julmis on the first hurdle with the world watching.

It started so well during Tuesday’s 110-meter hurdles semifinal.

Julmis was so confident that when an NBC camera panned to him, he even started flashing some moves for the crowd.

But then it all went wrong. He timed his entire approach to the first hurdle poorly and wiped out without even attempting a true hurdle.

He fell hard and took a massive tumble, taking the first hurdle with him all the way to the second hurdle.

Instead of calling it quits right then and there, Julmis swallowed his pride, got up and completed the race to a massive ovation.

JULMIS Jeffrey (HAI) falls in Men's m Hurdles during the Olympic Games RIO , Athletics, on August 16, , in Rio, Brazil.

He finished in 25.56 seconds.

His comments after the race were especially great. He said via the Associated Press:

“It didn’t make sense to go down as a sore loser. The Olympic spirit R