Aruba at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Aruba at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ARU
NOC	Aruban Olympic Committee
Website	olympicaruba.com
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	6 (4 men and 2 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Mikel Schreuders & Chloë Farro
Flag bearer (closing)	Ethan Westera & Shanayah Howell
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Netherlands Antilles (1952–2008)

Aruba competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from July 26th to August 11th, 2024. It was the nation's tenth appearance in the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

Aruba had six competitors in these Games, broken down as shown in the table below.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Cycling	0	1	1
Sailing	2	0	2
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	4	2	6

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

BMX

Race

Aruban riders secured a single quota place in the women's BMX race for Paris 2024 through the allocations of universality spots. This signified the nation's return to Olympic cycling for the first time since the 1996 men's road race.[1]

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Last chance qualifier		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Result	Rank	Points	Rank	Result	Rank
Shanayah Howell	Women's race	23	23	Did not advance

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Two Aruban sailors qualified for these games through the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, with one boat in each of the following classes.[2] This was the first time since 2016 that Aruba was represented in sailing.

Elimination events

Athlete	Event	Opening series																						Quarterfinal	Semifinal								Final
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Net points	Rank	Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Rank
Ethan Westera	Men's IQFoil	11	12	12	17	10	13	8	11	3	6	8	2	7	Cancelled							90	9 Q	5	Did not advance															8

Medal race events

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*
Just van Aanholt	Men's ILCA 7	26	39	25	24	34	10	23	36	Cancelled		—		EL	178	33

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Aruban shooters achieved one quota place for Paris 2024 based on the allocations of universality spots.[3]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Philip Elhage	Men's 10 m air pistol	554	33	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Aruban swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and Universality Place).[4]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mikel Schreuders	Men's 50 m freestyle	22.14	26	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m freestyle	48.84	26	Did not advance
Chloë Farro	Women's 50 m freestyle	26.49	32	Did not advance

See also

• Aruba at the 2023 Pan American Games

References

1. "Athletes' quotas for BMX Racing women's event" (PDF). www.uci.org/. Union Cycliste Internationale. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
2. "BRAZIL DOMINATES THE SEA TO CLAIM GOLD AND PARIS 2024 TICKETS". Panam Sports. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
3. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
4. "Paris 2024 – Swimming Qualification". World Aquatics. Retrieved 4 June 2023.