The Netherlands Antilles was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee.
In total, six athletes – all men – represented the Netherlands Antilles in five different sports including athletics, judo, sailing, shooting and swimming.
Background The Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee was recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1950. The Netherlands Antilles made their Olympic debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. They missed the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia but returned for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy and established themselves as a regular competitor at the Olympics thereafter. They appeared at every subsequent games except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union after taking part in the United States-led boycott. The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States marked their 10th Olympic appearance.
Competitors In total, six athletes represented The Netherlands Antilles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across five different sports. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 0 1Judo 1 0 1Sailing 2 0 2Shooting 1 0 1Swimming 1 0 1 Total 6 0 6
Athletics
In total, one Netherlands Antillean athlete participated in the athletics events – Ellsworth Manuel in the men's long jump.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankEllsworth ManuelLong jumpdid not advance
Judo
In total, one Netherlands Antillean athlete participated in the judo events – Sergio Murray in the men's –86 kg category.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSergio Murray–86 kgL Did not advance
Sailing
In total, two Netherlands Antillean athletes participated in the sailing events – Paul Dielemans in the laser and Constantino Saragoza in the men's mistral one design.
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789Constantino SaragozaMistral One Design41343947283928154022337
Open Fleet racing AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank1234567891011Paul DielemansLaser332123422927393524365726734
Shooting
In total, one Netherlands Antillean athlete participated in the shooting events – Michel Daou in the men's trap and the men's double trap.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankMichel DaouTrap11449Did not advanceDouble trap11335Did not advance
Swimming
In total, one Netherlands Antillean athlete participated in the swimming events – Howard Hinds in the men's 50 m freestyle.
AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankHoward Hinds50 m freestyle24.6354Did not advance
See also Netherlands Antilles at the 1995 Pan American Games
External links Official Olympic Reports
References