Netherlands Antilles at the 2000 Summer Olympics
| Netherlands Antilles at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | AHO |
| NOC | Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Sydney | |
| Competitors | 7 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Cor van Aanholt |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Independent Olympic Athletes (2012) Aruba (2016–) Netherlands (2016–) | |
The Netherlands Antilles was represented at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee.
Sydney 2000 marked the first time the Dutch Antillean Olympic team competed in Australia as the Netherlands Antilles supported the Netherlands and other European nations boycott of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne due to the Soviet invasion of Hungary but its sister nation, the Netherlands did take part in the Equestrian events at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm five months earlier.
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | OCS |
38 | 35 | 21 | 36 | 8 | 37 | 23 | 260 | 36 | |
Swimming
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Netherlands Antilles (AHO)". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Netherlands Antilles at the 2000 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
