Aruba at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Aruba at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ARU
NOC	Aruban Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympicaruba.com  (in Papiamento)
in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)
Competitors	3 (2 men and 1 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Allyson Ponson Mikel Schreuders
Flag bearer (closing)	N/A
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
Netherlands Antilles (1952–2008)

Aruba competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympic Games. ^[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	2	1	3

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Aruba received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a men's pistol shooter to the Olympics, as long as the minimum qualifying score (MQS) was fulfilled by June 5, 2021, marking the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Philip Elhage	Men's 10 m air pistol	556	35	Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Aruba received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mikel Schreuders	Men's 100 m freestyle	49.31	=30	Did not advance
	Men's 200 m freestyle	1:49.43	33	Did not advance
Allyson Ponson	Women's 50 m freestyle	26.03	39	Did not advance

See also

• Aruba at the 2019 Pan American Games

References

1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 31 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
3. "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine . Retrieved 16 July 2021.