Aruba at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Aruba at the
1992 Summer Olympics
Flag of Aruba.svg
IOC code ARU
NOC Aruban Olympic Committee
Website www.olympicaruba.com  (in Papiamento)
in Barcelona
Competitors5 (4 men and 1 woman) in 3 sports
Flag bearer Lucien Dirksz
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles (1952–2008)

Aruba sent a delegation to compete at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain from 25 July to 9 August 1992. This was Aruba's second appearance at a Summer Olympic Games since separating from the Netherlands Antilles. The Aruban delegation consisted of five competitors, track and field athletes Kim Reynierse and Cornelia Melis, sailor Roger Jurriens, and cyclists Lucien Dirksz and Gerard van Vliet. Reynierse came 53rd men's marathon, Jurriens finished 37th in the Lechner A-390, and all other Aruban failed to finish their events.

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Background

The Aruban Olympic Committee was recognised by the International Olympic Committee on 1 January 1986. [1] Aruba made its Olympic debut as a distinct territory soon after, at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and they have participated in every Summer Olympic Games since. [2] The 1992 Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona, Spain, from 25 July to 9 August 1992; 9,356 athletes took part representing 197 National Olympic Committees. [3] Barcelona was Aruba's second time participating in the Summer Olympics. [2] The Aruban delegation to these Olympics consisted of five competitors, track and field athletes Kim Reynierse and Cornelia Melis, sailor Roger Jurriens, and cyclists Lucien Dirksz and Gerard van Vliet. [4] Dirksz was chosen as the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony. [2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [5]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Cycling 202
Sailing 101
Total415

Athletics

Men
Track & road events

Kim Reynierse was 31 years old at the time of the Barcelona Olympics, and was making his first and only Olympic appearance. [6] [7] On 9 August, he took part in the men's marathon. He finished the race in 2:25.31, 53rd out of the 87 who finished the race. The gold medal was won by Hwang Young-cho of South Korea in 2:13:23, the silver medal was earned by Kōichi Morishita of Japan, and the bronze was won by Stephan Freigang of Germany. [8]

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Kim Reynierse Marathon —2:25.3153
Women
Track & road events

Cornelia Melis was 32 years old at the time of the Barcelona Olympics, and was making her second and final Olympic appearance. [9] [10] On 1 August, she took part in the women's marathon. She failed to finish the race along with nine others. The gold medal was won by Valentina Yegorova of the Unified Team in 2:32:41, the silver medal was earned by Yuko Arimori of Japan, and the bronze was won by Lorraine Moller of New Zealand. [11]

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Cornelia Melis Marathon —DNF

Cycling

Two male cyclists represented Aruba in 1992.

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Lucien Dirksz Men's road race DNF
Gerard van Vliet Men's road race DNF

Sailing

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910
Roger Jurriens Lechner A-390 35323430333534383338358.037

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Aruba – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Aruba". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "1992 Olympics – Summer Olympic Games – Barcelona 1992". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 29 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Aruba at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  5. ↑ Aruba at the 1992 Summer Olympics
  6. ↑ "Olympedia – Kim Reynierse". Olympedia . Sports Reference . Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Kim Reynierse Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Marathon". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Olympedia – Lia Melis". Olympedia . Sports Reference . Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lia Melis Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  11. ↑ "Athletics at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Marathon". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
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