Aruba at the 2023 Pan American Games
| Aruba at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ARU |
| NOC | Aruban Olympic Committee |
| in Santiago, Chile 20 October 2023 – 5 November 2023 | |
| Competitors | 14 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Mikel Schreuders & Shanayah Howell |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBD |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Netherlands Antilles (1987–) | |
Aruba is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Aruba's 10th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since 1987.
The Aruban delegation consisted of 14 athletes.[1] Swimmer Mikel Schreuders and BMX cyclist Shanayah Howell were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]
Medalists
[edit]The following Aruban competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic swimming | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bowling | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Artistic swimming
[edit]Aruba qualified a team of two artistic swimmers after the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games.
| Athlete | Event | Technical Routine | Free Routine (Final) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total Points | Rank | ||
| Kyra Hoevertsz Mikayla Morales |
Women's duet | Did not start | |||||
Bowling
[edit]Aruba qualified a team of two women through the 2022 South American Games held in Asuncion, Paraguay.[3][4][5]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Kamilah Dammers | Women's singles | 3251 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Abigail Dammers | 2862 | 24 | Did not advance | |||
| Kamilah Dammers Abigail Dammers |
Women's doubles | 2732 | 11 | — | ||
Cycling
[edit]Aruba qualified a total of 2 cyclists (2 women). [6]
BMX
[edit]Aruba qualified one cyclist in BMX race through the UCI World Ranking of Nations.[7]
- Racing
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Shanayah Howell | Women's | 37.900 | 11 | 11 | 4 Q | 15 | 5 | Did not advance | |
Karate
[edit]Aruba qualified a male karateka at the 2023 Pan American Championships.[8]
- Kumite
| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Rob Timmermans | Men's +84 kg |  Salgado (BRA)W 2–1 |
 Lenis (COL)W 2–0 |
 Oporta (NCA)W 3–1 |
— | Fernandes (BRA) L 1–7 |
Did not advance | 
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Sailing
[edit]Aruba qualified 3 boats for a total of 3 sailors.[9]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Opening series | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | Rank | QF | SF | M / F | Points | Rank | ||
| Ethan Westera | IQFoil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | UFD |
1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 1 Q | Bye | 2 | — | 
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| Just van Aanholt | Laser | 9 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | 67 | 7 | — | Did not advance | |||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Opening series | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | Rank | QF | SF | M / F | Points | Rank | ||
| Philipine van Aanholt | Sunfish | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 29 | 2 Q | — | 6 | 32 |
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Shooting
[edit]Aruba qualified one shooter.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Philip Elhage | 10 m air pistol | 561 | 20 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
[edit]Aruba qualified a total of three swimmers in the pool events plus one swimmer for the open water event.
- Key
- Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
- NR – National record
- Q – Qualified to the medal final
- q – Qualified to the non-medal final
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mikel Schreuders | 50 m freestyle | 22.69 | 11 q | 22.58 | 10 |
| 100 m freestyle | 49.88 | 13 q | 49.69 | 10 | |
| 100 metre butterfly | 55.92 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Patrick Groters | 100 m backstroke | 56.36 | 12 q | 55.96 | 9 |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:04.50 | 9 q | 2:02.83 | 9 | |
| 200 metre individual medley | 2:03.76 | 11 q | 2:06.69 | 16 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Elisabeth Timmer | 50 m freestyle | 26.38 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 57.86 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:08.59 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Britta Schwengle | 10 km open water | — | 2:07:28.0 | 16 | |
Non-competing sports
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]Aruba qualified one female weightlifter though it did not compete.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Aruba Presentó a Deportistas Que Competirán en Juegos Panamericanos 2023" [Aruba Presented Athletes Who Will Compete in the 2023 Pan American Games]. www.espanol.24ora.com (in Spanish). 24ora. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 2023). "Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Asuncion 2022 South American Games will feature 18 qualifying sports for Santiago 2023". www.panamsports.com/. Pan American Sports. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Brasil perde para Aruba e é prata no boliche" [Brazil loses to Aruba and it's silver in bowling]. www.olimpiadatododia.com.br/ (in Portuguese). Olimpiada Todo Dia. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Clasificación a JJPP 2023" [Qualification to 2023 Pan Am Games]. www.panambowling.com/ (in Spanish). Pan Am Bowling. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Pan American Games Santiago 2023 Winners Quotas" (PDF). www.copaci.org. Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo (Pan American Cycling Confederation). 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "BMX Racing Rankings". www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Clasificados Santiago 2023" [Qualified Santiago 2023] (PDF). www.pkfkarate.com (in Spanish). Pan American Karate Federation. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING" (PDF). www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "REF: Cupos Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Quotas 2023 Pan American Games] (PDF). www.teamusa.org (in Spanish). Pan Am Pesas. 8 February 2023. p. 18-19. Retrieved 5 April 2023.