Aruba at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Aruba at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ARU
NOC	Aruban Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympicaruba.com  (in Papiamento)
in Sydney
Competitors	5 (3 men and 2 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Richard Rodriguez
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Other related appearances
Netherlands Antilles (1952–2008)

Aruba was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Aruban Olympic Committee.

In total, five athletes including three men and two women represented Aruba in three different sports including athletics, judo and swimming.

Competitors

In total, five athletes represented Aruba at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across three different sports. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Judo	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	3	2	5

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, two Aruban athletes participated in the athletics events – Luz Marina Geerman in the women's 100 m and Richard Rodriguez in the men's marathon. ^[1]

The heats for the women's 100 m took place on 22 September 2000. Geerman finished eighth in her heat in a time of 12.96 seconds. She did not advance to the quarter-finals. ^[2] Geerman was just 16 years old when she competed. ^[3] She ran in heat 3 and, with a finishing time of 12.96 seconds, finished 8th in her heat and overall 76th out of 84 starters. ^{[4] [5]} Before the 2000 Games, Geerman's personal best time was 12.2 seconds; coached by Eric Pieternella, her aim for the Games had been to run under 11.9 seconds. ^[6]

The men's marathon took place on 1 October 2000. Rodriguez did not finish. ^[7]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Luz Marina Geerman	Women's 100 m	12.96	76	Did not advance
Richard Rodriguez	Men's marathon	—						DNF

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Aruban athlete participated in the judo events – Javier Wanga in the men's −66 kg. ^[1]

The men's −66 kg category took place on 17 September 2000. Wanga lost his first round match by ippon to Andrew Collett of Australia. ^[8]

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
Javier Wanga	−66 kg	Andrew Collett  (AUS) L DQ	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, two Aruban athletes participated in the swimming events – Davy Bisslik in the men's 50 m freestyle and Roshendra Vrolijk in the women's 50 m freestyle. ^[1]

The heats for the men's 50 m freestyle took place on 21 September 2000. Bisslik finished second in his heat in a time of 25.57 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. ^[9]

The heats for the women's 50 m freestyle took place on 22 September 2000. Vrolijk finished sixth in her heat in a time of 29.31 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the semi-finals. ^[10]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Davy Bisslik	Men's 50 m freestyle	25.57	62	Did not advance
Roshendra Vrolijk	Women's 50 m freestyle	29.31	62	Did not advance

See also

• Aruba at the 1999 Pan American Games

External links

• sports-reference
• The Results, International Olympic Committee
• Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
• Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
• The Results, Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games
• International Olympic Committee Web Site

References

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2. "2000 Summer Olympics, 100 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
3. "Luz Marina Geerman, bio". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
4. "100 Metres Women". iaaf.org. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
5. "Summer Olympics 2000 Results -- Track/Field". ESPN. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
6. "Sydney 2000: 5 atleta di Aruba" (PDF) (in Papiamento). National Library of Aruba. 2000.
7. "2000 Summer Olympics, Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
8. "2000 Summer Olympics, Half-Lightweight (≤66 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
9. "2000 Summer Olympics, 50 metres Freestyle, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
10. "2000 Summer Olympics, 50 metres Freestyle, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 June 2025.