Aruba at the 2023 Parapan American Games

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Aruba at the
2023 Parapan American Games
Flag of Aruba.svg
IPC code ARU
NPC Aruba Paralympic Committee
Website www.paralympic.org/aruba
in Santiago, Chile
17 November 2023 – 26 November 2023
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening) Elliott Loonstra
Flag bearer (closing) Elliott Loonstra
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Parapan American Games appearances

Aruba participated at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile from 17 November to 26 November 2023. This was Aruba's third appearance at the Parapan American Games, having first competed in the 2015 edition.

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Paralympic taekwondo practitioner Elliott Loonstra was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony. The only athlete of the country in the competition, Loonstra would later go on to win Aruba's first ever Parapan American Games medal, a bronze in the men's 80 kg event. [1]

Medalists

The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Elliott Loonstra Taekwondo Men's 80 kg November 25

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Taekwondo 101
Total101

Taekwondo

Men
AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Elliott Loonstra −80 kg Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Molina  (CRC)
L 5–16
Did not advanceFlag of the United States.svg  Kacer  (USA)
W 11–4
Bronze medal final
Flag of Brazil.svg  Gomes  (BRA)
W 27–22
Bronze medal icon.svg

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References

  1. "Santiago 2023. No gold medal for Brazil in the last day of para taekwondo". 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-30.