Aruba at the 2023 Parapan American Games

Aruba is scheduled to compete in 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.

Aruba at the
2023 Parapan American Games
IPC codeARU
NPCAruba Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.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

Paralympic taekwondo practitioner Elliott Loonstra was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony.[1] 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.[2]

Medalists edit

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

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Bronze Elliott Loonstra Taekwondo Men's 80 kg November 25

Competitors edit

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

Sport Men Women Total
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Taekwondo edit

Men
Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Elliott Loonstra −80 kg   Molina (CRC)
L 5–16
Did not advance   Kacer (USA)
W 11–4
Bronze medal final
  Gomes (BRA)
W 27–22
 

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Inauguración Parapanamericanos: estos son los abanderados de los 31 países participantes". santiago2023.org (in Spanish). Santiago 2023. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Santiago 2023. No gold medal for Brazil in the last day of para taekwondo". 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-30.