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.
Paralympic taekwondo practitioner Elliott Loonstra was the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony and the closing ceremony. 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.
Medalists
The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. MedalNameSportEventDate Taekwondo Men's 80 kg
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalTaekwondo 1 0 1 Total 1 0 1
Taekwondo
Men AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankElliott Loonstra−80 kgL 5–16Did not advanceW 11–4Bronze medal finalW 27–22
See also Aruba at the 2023 Pan American Games Aruba at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
References