Aruba at the 2023 Pan American Games

Aruba at the
2023 Pan American Games
Aruba at the; 2023 Pan American Games
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	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 3
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
	1987; 1991; 1995; 1999; 2003; 2007; 2011; 2015; 2019; 2023;
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]

Competitors

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

Medalists

The following Aruban competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Ethan Westera	Sailing	Men's IQFoil	November 3
Silver	Philipine van Aaholt	Sailing	Women's sunfish	November 4
Bronze	Rob Timmermmans	Karate	Men's +84 kg	November 4

Artistic swimming

Aruba qualified a team of two artistic swimmers after the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Athlete	Event	Technical Routine		Free Routine (Final)
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Total Points	Rank
Kyra Hoevertsz Mikayla Morales	Women's duet	Did not start

Bowling

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
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kamilah Dammers	Women's singles	3251	5	Did not advance
Abigail Dammers	Women's singles	2862	24	Did not advance
Kamilah Dammers Abigail Dammers	Women's doubles	2732	11	—

Cycling

Aruba qualified a total of 2 cyclists (2 women). ^[6]

BMX

Aruba qualified one cyclist in BMX race through the UCI World Ranking of Nations.^[7]

Racing

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Points	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Shanayah Howell	Women	37.900	11	11	4 Q	15	5	Did not advance

Karate

Aruba qualified a male karateka at the 2023 Pan American Championships.^[8]

Kumite

Athlete	Event	Round robin				Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	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

Sailing

Aruba qualified 3 boats for a total of 3 sailors.^[9]

Men

Athlete	Event	Opening series																		Finals
Athlete	Event	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	(5)	1	2	1	1	3	1	2	(11) UFD	1	4	4	21	1 Q	Bye		2	—
Just van Aanholt	Laser	9	2	12	(15)	15	6	12	3	1	7	—						67	7	—		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Opening series																		Finals
Athlete	Event	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)	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	—						29	2 Q	—		6	32

Shooting

Aruba qualified one shooter.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Philip Elhage	10 m air pistol	561	20	Did not advance

Swimming

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
QA – Qualified for Final A
QB – Qualified for Final B

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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

Weightlifting

Aruba qualified one female weightlifter though it did not compete.^[10]

References

↑ "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. 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.

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[1] "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.

[2] 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.

[3] "Asuncion 2022 South American Games will feature 18 qualifying sports for Santiago 2023". www.panamsports.com/. Pan American Sports. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[4] "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.

[5] "Clasificación a JJPP 2023" [Qualification to 2023 Pan Am Games]. www.panambowling.com/ (in Spanish). Pan Am Bowling. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[6] "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.

[bmxrace-7] "BMX Racing Rankings". www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

[8] "Clasificados Santiago 2023" [Qualified Santiago 2023] (PDF). www.pkfkarate.com (in Spanish). Pan American Karate Federation. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[9] "STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING" (PDF). www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.

[10] "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.

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