title: Aruba at the Olympics
text: # Aruba at the Olympics
  
  Aruba first competed at the Olympic Games in 1988, and has participated in each Summer Olympic Games since then. Aruba has yet to win any Olympic medals.
  
  Between 1952 until 1984, Aruban athletes competed as part of the Netherlands Antilles. This arrangement changed, when Aruba became a separate entity ("land") of Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1986. The Aruban Olympic Committee was formed in 1985 and recognized in 1986. As of January 2021, Aruba had not competed in any Winter Olympic Games.
  
  ## Participation
  
  ### Timeline of participation
  
  | Date | Team | Team | Team |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1900–1948 | Netherlands (NED) | | |
  | 1952–1984 | Netherlands (NED) | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) |
  | 1988–2008 | Netherlands (NED) | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | Aruba (ARU) |
  | 2012 | Netherlands (NED) | as part of Netherlands / Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) (2012) | Aruba (ARU) |
  | 2014– | Netherlands (NED) | Netherlands (NED) | | Aruba (ARU) |
  
  ## Medal tables
  
  ### Medals by Summer Games
  
  | Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1952–1984 | as part of the Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | as part of the Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | as part of the Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | as part of the Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | as part of the Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | as part of the Netherlands Antilles (AHO) |
  | 1988 Seoul | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 1992 Barcelona | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 1996 Atlanta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2000 Sydney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2004 Athens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2008 Beijing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2012 London | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2020 Tokyo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  | 2024 Paris | future event |
  | 2028 Los Angeles | future event |
  | 2032 Brisbane | future event |
  | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
  
  ## Flagbearers
  
  Summer Olympics :
  
  | Games | Athlete | Sport |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1988 Seoul | Bito Maduro | Judo |
  | 1992 Barcelona | Lucien Dirksz | Cycling |
  | 1996 Atlanta | Junior Faro | Weightlifting |
  | 2000 Sydney | Richard Rodriguez | Athletics |
  | 2004 Athens | Roshendra Vrolijk | Swimming |
  | 2008 Beijing | Fiderd Vis | Judo |
  | 2012 London | Jemal Le Grand | Swimming |
  | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Nicole van der Velden | Sailing |
  | 2020 Tokyo | Allyson Ponson & Mikel Schreuders | Swimming |
  