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Aruba at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Aruba competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Previously, Aruba was part of Netherlands Antilles, Kingdom of the Netherlands until 1986. Eight competitors, four men and four women, took part in ten events in five sports.[1]

Aruba at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeARU
NOCAruban Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympicaruba.com (in Papiamento)
in Seoul
Competitors8 (4 men and 4 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Victor Maduro
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Netherlands Antilles (1952–2008)

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 0 2 2
Boxing 2 – 2
Fencing 1 0 1
Judo 1 – 1
Synchronized swimming – 2 2
Total 4 4 8


Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Evelyn Farrell 100 m 12.48 8 did not advance
200 m 25.74 8 did not advance
Cornelia Melis Marathon — 2.54:37 56

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Hubert Wester Light Welterweight   Martin Ndongo-Ebanga (CMR)
L RSC-1 		did not advance
Jeffrey Nedd Light Heavyweight   Joseph Akhasamba (KEN)
L RSC-2 		did not advance

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

One male fencer represented Aruba in 1988.

Men

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Individual

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Athlete Event Elimination Round Round I Repechage Round I Round II Repechage Round II Round III Repechage Round III Round IV Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Austin Thomas Individual épée 70 did not advance
Individual foil 58 did not advance

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Victor Maduro −86 kg BYE   Heng-An Chiu (TPE)
L 0000-0100 		did not advance

Synchronized swimming

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Main article: Synchronised swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Two synchronized swimmers represented Aruba in 1988.

Women
Athlete Event Figures Preliminaries Final
Total Rank Technical Free Total Rank Technical Free Total Rank
Roswitha Lopez Women's solo 70.483 45 q 70.483 80.200 150.683 18 did not advance
Yvette Thuis Women's solo 74.266 43 did not advance
Roswitha Lopez
Yvette Thuis 		Women's duet 72.375 15 q 72.375 79.600 151.975 15 did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Aruba at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  2. ^ Aruba at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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