Netherlands Antilles at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Netherlands Antilles at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles
IOC code	AHO
NOC	Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee
Website	www.sports.an  (in English)
in Sydney
Competitors	7 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Cor van Aanholt
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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The Netherlands Antilles was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee.

In total, seven athletes including six men and one woman represented the Netherlands Antilles in six different sports including athletics, equestrian, sailing, shooting, swimming and triathlon.

Background

The Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee was recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1950. The Netherlands Antilles made their Olympic debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. They missed the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia but returned for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy and established themselves as a regular competitor at the Olympics thereafter. They appeared at every subsequent games except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union after taking part in the United States-led boycott. The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia marked their 11th Olympic appearance. ^[1]

Competitors

In total, seven athletes represented the Netherlands Antilles at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia across six different sports. ^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Equestrian	1	0	1
Sailing	1	0	1
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	1	0	1
Triathlon	1	0	1
Total	6	1	7

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, two Netherlands Antillean athletes participated in the athletics events – Caimin Douglas in the men's 100 m and Florencia Hunt in the women's 800 m. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Caimin Douglas	Men's 100 m	10.69	7	Did not advance
Florencia Hunt	Women's 800 m	2:03.78	7	Did not advance

Equestrian

Further information: Equestrian at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Netherlands Antillean athlete participated in the equestrian events – Eduard Stibbe in the eventing individual. ^[2]

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country		Show jumping		Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Eduard Stibbe	Eton	Eventing Individual	53.8	=27	4.8	15	13.0	=20	71.6	13

Sailing

Further information: Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Netherlands Antillean athlete participated in the sailing events – Cor van Aanholt in the men's mistral. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Cor van Aanholt	Men's Mistral	34	28	44 OCS	38	35	41	21	36	8	37	23	260	36

Swimming

Further information: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Netherlands Antillean athlete participated in the swimming events – Anthony Ervin in the men's 50 m freestyle and the men's 100 m freestyle. Tessa Solomon was entered in the women's 100 m backstroke by did not compete. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anthony Ervin	Men's 50 m freestyle	24.07	52	Did not advance
	Men's 100 m freestyle	52.52	51	Did not advance
Tessa Solomon	Women's 100 m backstroke	Did not start		Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics

In total, one Netherlands Antillean athlete participated in the triathlon events – Roland Melis in the men's race. ^[2]

Athlete	Event	Swim	Trans. 1	Cycle	Trans. 2	Run	Total	Rank
Roland Melis	Men's	19:21.19		1:02:47.80		34:02.96	1:56:11.95	45

See also

• Netherlands Antilles at the 1999 Pan American Games

External links

• Official Olympic Reports

References

1. "Netherlands Antilles (AHO)". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
2. "Netherlands Antilles at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2025.