| Noc: | ARU |
| Nocname: | Aruban Olympic Committee |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Games Link: | 2023 Pan American Games |
| Games: | Pan American Games |
| Location: | Santiago, Chile |
| Competitors: | 14 |
| Sports: | 6 |
| Flagbearer Close: | TBD |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 2 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Rank: | 23 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Aruba is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Aruba's 10th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since 1987.
The Aruban delegation consisted of 14 athletes.[1] Swimmer Mikel Schreuders and BMX cyclist Shanayah Howell were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]
The following Aruban competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailing | Men's IQFoil | |||
| Philipine van Aanholt | Sailing | Women's sunfish | ||
| Karate | Men's +84 kg | |||
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| width=150 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic swimming | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Bowling | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Sailing | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 8 | 14 |
See main article: Artistic swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games and Artistic swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Aruba qualified a team of two artistic swimmers after the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games.
See main article: Bowling at the 2023 Pan American Games and Bowling at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Aruba qualified a team of two women through the 2022 South American Games held in Asuncion, Paraguay.[3] [4] [5]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Kamilah Dammers | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's singles | 3251 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Abigail Dammers | 2862 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Kamilah Dammers Abigail Dammers | Women's doubles | 2732 | 11 | ||||
See main article: Cycling at the 2023 Pan American Games and Cycling at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Aruba qualified a total of 2 cyclists (2 women). [6]
Aruba qualified one cyclist in BMX race through the UCI World Ranking of Nations.[7]
See main article: Karate at the 2023 Pan American Games and Karate at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Aruba qualified a male karateka at the 2023 Pan American Championships.[8]
See main article: Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Aruba qualified 3 boats for a total of 3 sailors.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Opening series | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | |||||
| Ethan Westera | IQFoil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 1 Q | 2 | ||||||
| Just van Aanholt | Laser | 9 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 67 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||||||||
See main article: Shooting at the 2023 Pan American Games and Shooting at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Aruba qualified one shooter.
See main article: Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games and Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Aruba qualified a total of three swimmers in the pool events plus one swimmer for the open water event.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Mikel Schreuders | 50 m freestyle | 22.69 | 11 q | 22.58 | 10 |
| 100 m freestyle | 49.88 | 13 q | 49.69 | 10 | ||
| 100 metre butterfly | 55.92 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Patrick Groters | 100 m backstroke | 56.36 | 12 q | 55.96 | 9 |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:04.50 | 9 q | 2:02.83 | 9 | ||
| 200 metre individual medley | 2:03.76 | 11 q | 2:06.69 | 16 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Elisabeth Timmer | 50 m freestyle | 26.38 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| 100 m freestyle | 57.86 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:08.59 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Britta Schwengle | 10 km open water | 2:07:28.0 | 16 | |||
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games and Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Aruba qualified one female weightlifter though it did not compete.[10]