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
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	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
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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.

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Bronze Mack Van Den Eerenbeemt Sailing Men's RS:X August 9 Artistic swimming Main articles: Artistic swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games and Artistic swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification Aruba qualified a duet of two athletes.[7] Women Athlete Event Technical Routine Free Routine (Final) Points Rank Points Rank Total Points Rank Abigail de Veer Kyra Hoevertsz Duet 73.1148 7 75.0333 8 148.1481 8 Athletics (track and field) Main articles: Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification Aruba qualified one male athlete.[3] Key Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round Men Field event Athlete Event Final Distance Position Quincy Breell Long jump 7.33 10 Bowling Main articles: Bowling at the 2019 Pan American Games and Bowling at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification Aruba 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] Cycling Main articles: Cycling at the 2019 Pan American Games and Cycling at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification Aruba 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 Athlete Event Time trial Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Result Rank Points Rank Time Rank Time Rank Feddison Flanders Men's BMX 35.435 15 11 4 Q 20 7 Did not advance Shanayah Howell Women's BMX 39.233 6 N/A 9 3 38.630 5 Road Athlete Event Final Time Rank Hillard Cijntje Men's road race DNF Men's time trial 50:39.76 18 Lisa Groothuesheidkamp Women's road race 2:20:33 24 Women's time trial 27:29.76 13 Track Hillard Cijntje, who qualified in road cycling, also contested the ominium event in track cycling. Men Athlete Event Scratch Tempo Elimination Points race Total points Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Hillard Cijntje Omnium 18 12 14 14 22 10 -40 Did not finish Judo Main articles: Judo at the 2019 Pan American Games and Judo at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification Aruba qualified one female judoka.[11] Women Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Sophia Petrocchi 57 kg  García (MEX) L 00S1–10 Did not advance Karate Main articles: Karate at the 2019 Pan American Games and Karate at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification Aruba 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] Kumite Men Athlete Event Round Robin Semifinals Final Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank Jolano Lindelauf –67 kg  Rodriguez (MEX) L 0–7  Figueira (BRA) L 0–8  Ferreras (DOM) L 1–7 4 Did not advance Sailing Main articles: Sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games and Sailing at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification Aruba 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] Key DNS= Did not start Athlete Event Race Net Points Final Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M Mack van den Eerenbeemt Men's RS:X 4 6 5 7 3 6 5 5 2 2 3 2 2 45 Tijn van der Gulik Men's laser 5 18 10 9 20 20 18 17 DNS 20 N/A Did not qualify 137 16 Philipine van Aanholt Women's laser radial 9 14 2 8 10 6 9 10 13 10 N/A 12 89 9 Shooting Main articles: Shooting at the 2019 Pan American Games and Shooting at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification Aruba 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. Men Athlete Event Qualification Final Points Rank Points Rank Philip Elhage 10 metre air pistol 564 15 Did not advance Swimming Main articles: Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification Aruba qualified three swimmers (two men and one woman).[19] Key Note – Ranks given are for the entire round NR – National record QA – Qualified for the A final QB – Qualified for the B final Athlete Event Heat Final Time Rank Time Rank Patrick Groters Men's 100 m backstroke 56.20 NR 9 QB 55.82 NR 10 Men's 200 m backstroke 2:02.32 NR 8 QA 2:03.65 8 Men's 200 m individual medley 2:03.33 NR =6 QA 2:06.21 8 Mikel Schreuders Men's 50 m freestyle 23.06 =14 QB 22.89 11 Men's 100 m freestyle 49.08 NR 3 QA 49.21 6 Men's 200 m freestyle 1:49.48 6 QA 1:49.92 7 Allyson Ponson Women's 50 m freestyle 25.90 9 QB 26.19 11 Women's 100 m freestyle 57.28 9 QB 57.06 9 Taekwondo Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2019 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2019 Pan American Games – Qualification Aruba received one wildcard in the men's +80 kg event.[20] Kyorugi Men Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM Rank Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Stuart Smit +80 kg  Andrade (BRA) L 6–19 Did not advance References "Participating Countries". www.lima2019.pe/. 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