Aruba competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.

The Aruban team consisted of 21 athletes (consisting of 12 males and nine females).

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. 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.

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalArtistic swimming 2 2Athletics (track and field) 1 0 1Bowling 2 2 4Cycling 2 24Judo 0 1 1Karate 1 01Sailing 2 1 3Shooting 1 0 1Swimming 2 1 3Taekwondo 1 01 Total 12 921

Medalists The following competitors from Aruba won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. MedalNameSportEventDate Mack van den Eerenbeemt Sailing Men's RS:X

Artistic swimming

Aruba qualified a duet of two athletes.

Women AthleteEventTechnical RoutineFree Routine (Final)PointsRankPointsRankTotal PointsRankAbigail de VeerKyra HoevertszDuet73.1148775.03338148.14818

Athletics (track and field)

Aruba qualified one male athlete.

Key Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round

Men Field event AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionQuincy BreellLong jump7.3310

Bowling

Aruba qualified two female bowlers through the 2018 South American Games. Aruba later qualified two men by finishing among the top five at the PABCON Champion of Champions.

AthleteEventQualification / FinalRound robinSemifinalFinalBlock 1Block 2TotalRank12345678910111212345678TotalGrand totalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankYannick RoosMen's singles197139183205247193192209237204146210236229did not advanceJonathan Bremo167176232168159173183151228206158182218331did not advanceYannick RoosJonathan BremoMen's doubles395401469367362289451351374406376411465213colspan=14 Thashaina SerausWomen's singles26818619624616925817621619520526822926124 Q184192207207254192179247174243545 did not advanceKamilah Dammers169181171238199258171201196214279200247711did not advanceThashaina SerausKamilah DammersWomen's doubles43337539646034543633343642251038441449445colspan=14

Cycling

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).

BMX AthleteEventTime trialQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankPointsRankTime RankTimeRankFeddison FlandersMen's BMX35.43515114 Q207did not advanceShanayah HowellWomen's BMX39.2336colspan=2 9338.6305

Road AthleteEventFinalTimeRankHillard CijntjeMen's road raceDNFMen's time trial50:39.7618Lisa GroothuesheidkampWomen's road race2:20:3324Women's time trial27:29.7613

Track Hillard Cijntje, who qualified in road cycling, also contested the ominium event in track cycling.

Men AthleteEventScratchTempoEliminationPoints raceTotal pointsPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankHillard CijntjeOmnium181214142210 -40did not finish

Judo

Aruba qualified one female judoka.

Women AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSophia Petrocchi 57 kgL 00S1–10did not advance

Karate

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.

Kumite Men AthleteEventRound RobinSemifinalsFinal OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJolano Lindelauf–67 kgL 0–7L 0–8L 1–74did not advance

Sailing

Aruba qualified one male sailor in the rs:x event, after Mack Van Den Eerenbeemt won the 2018 South American Championships. 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. Therefore, in total Aruba qualified three sailors (two men and one woman).

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AthleteEventRaceNet PointsFinal Rank123456789101112MMack van den EerenbeemtMen's RS:X465736552 2 3 2 2 45Tijn van der GulikMen's laser5 18 10 9 20 20 18 17 DNS20colspan=2 Did not qualify13716 van AanholtWomen's laser radial914281069101310colspan=2 12899

Shooting

Aruba qualified one female sport pistol shooter. However, as part of the qualification system, countries are able to switch quotas among events (within the same discipline). Therefore Aruba entered a male competitor.

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankPhilip Elhage10 metre air pistol56415did not advance

Swimming

Aruba qualified three swimmers (two men and one woman).

AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankPatrick GrotersMen's 100 m backstroke56.20 NR9 QB55.82 NR10Men's 200 m backstroke2:02.32 NR8 QA2:03.658Men's 200 m individual medley2:03.33 NR =6 QA2:06.218Mikel SchreudersMen's 50 m freestyle23.06 =14 QB22.8911Men's 100 m freestyle49.08 NR3 QA49.216Men's 200 m freestyle1:49.486 QA1:49.927Allyson PonsonWomen's 50 m freestyle25.909 QB26.1911Women's 100 m freestyle57.289 QB57.069

Taekwondo

Aruba received one wildcard in the men's +80 kg event.

Kyorugi Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultStuart Smit+80 kgL 6–19did not advance

See also Aruba at the 2019 Parapan American Games

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