Aruba at the 2019 Pan American Games
Aruba competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.[1][2]
| Aruba at the 2019 Pan American Games | |
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| IOC code | ARU |
| NOC | Aruban Olympic Committee |
| in Lima, Peru 26 July–11 August, 2019 | |
| Competitors | 21 in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Mack van den Eerenbeemt (opening) |
| Medals Ranked =30th |
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| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
The Aruban team consisted of 21 athletes (consisting of 12 males and nine females).[3]
During the opening ceremony of the games, sailor Mack van den Eerenbeemt carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.[4] Mack van den Eerenbeemt would later go on to win Aruba's first ever Pan American Games medal, a bronze in the rs:x event.[5][6]
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 | N/A | 2 | 2 |
| Athletics (track and field) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bowling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cycling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 9 | 21 |
Medalists
The following competitors from Aruba won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
Artistic swimmingAruba qualified a duet of two athletes.[7]
Athletics (track and field)Aruba qualified one male athlete.[3]
BowlingAruba qualified two female bowlers through the 2018 South American Games.[8] Aruba later qualified two men by finishing among the top five at the PABCON Champion of Champions.[9] CyclingAruba qualified two cyclists in the BMX discipline (one per gender). Aruba was later reallocated two quotas in road cycling (two per gender). Aruba therefore qualified four cyclists (two men and two women).[10] BMX
Road
TrackHillard Cijntje, who qualified in road cycling, also contested the ominium event in track cycling.
JudoAruba qualified one female judoka.[11]
KarateAruba qualified one male karateka. Jolano Lindelauf originally qualified under the Curacao flag, but since the island is not a member of Panamsports, Lindelauf chose to compete for Aruba.[12]
SailingAruba qualified one male sailor in the rs:x event, after Mack Van Den Eerenbeemt won the 2018 South American Championships.[13] Aruba later received a universality spot in the men's laser event. After the close of entries, Aruba was awarded an additional universality spot in the women's laser radial event.[14][15] Therefore, in total Aruba qualified three sailors (two men and one woman).[16]
ShootingAruba qualified one female sport pistol shooter.[17] However, as part of the qualification system, countries are able to switch quotas among events (within the same discipline).[18] Therefore Aruba entered a male competitor.
SwimmingAruba qualified three swimmers (two men and one woman).[19]
TaekwondoAruba received one wildcard in the men's +80 kg event.[20]
References
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