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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
External links
References
- ^ "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.
