Netherlands Antilles at the Olympics

Netherlands Antilles at the Olympics is a history which began in 1931.

Netherlands Antilles at the
Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
IOC codeAHO
NOCNederlands Antilliaans Olympisch Comité
Websitewww.sports.an (in English)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
[[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias IOA|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias IOA at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias IOA]] (2012)
[[Image:Template:Country flag IOC alias ARU|22x20px|border|alt=|link=]] [[Template:Country IOC alias ARU at the Olympics|Template:Country IOC alias ARU]] (2016–)
Netherlands (2016–)

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for the region of the Netherlands Antilles was NAN.[1] It is now AHO.[2]

History

Athletes from the Netherlands Antilles have been in most Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation supported the Netherlands' boycott of the 1956 Games and the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The Netherlands Antilles has been in the Winter Olympic Games two times.

The National Olympic Committee for the Netherlands Antilles was formed in 1931 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1950.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, three athletes from the region of the Netherlands Antilles competed under the flag of the IOC.[3]

List of medalists

As of 2008, Jan Boersma is the only Netherlands Antillean athlete to win an Olympic medal, a silver medal in sailing.

Churandy Martina finished second, behind Usain Bolt but was disqualified after an American led protest that Martina ran out of his lane during the race.[4]

Medal Name Games Sport Event
2  Silver Jan Boersma 1988 Seoul Sailing Men's sailboard

Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles

The Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee has continued to exist as the umbrella body for sports on the five islands after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. The five islands will continue to be in the Olympic Games under the "Netherlands Antilles" name, but as a region in the Caribbean rather than a political entity. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved this in June 2007.[5]

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References

  1. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF];"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2020-12-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) retrieved 2012-8-16.
  2. "Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 90 [PDF p. 91 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.
  3. "London 2012: Refugee runs for world, family walk 50km to watch," Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine NDTV (New Delhi Television), 11 August 2012; retrieved 2012-8-16.
  4. Martina's bid to reclaim silver rejected, ESPN.com, March 6, 2009.
  5. "New status | Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee". Archived from the original on 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2011-07-11.

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