Netherlands Antilles at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Netherlands Antilles at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AHO |
| NOC | Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 3 in 3 sports |
| Medals Ranked 36th |
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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 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea by the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee.
In total, three athletes including two men and one woman represented the Netherlands Antilles in three different sports including sailing, shooting and swimming.
The Netherlands Antilles won one medal at the games after Jan Boersma claimed silver in the sailing men's division II. It was the nation's first-ever Olympic medal.
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 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea marked their eighth Olympic appearance. The Netherlands Antilles had never previously won an Olympic medal.[1]
Competitors
[edit]In total, three athletes represented the Netherlands Antilles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea across three different sports.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Medalists
[edit]The Netherlands Antilles won one medal at the games after Jan Boersma claimed silver in the sailing men's division II. It was the nation's first-ever Olympic medal.[1][2]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver |
Jan Boersma | Sailing | Men's Division II | 27 September |
Sailing
[edit]In total, one Netherlands Antillean athlete participated in the sailing events – Jan Boersma in the men's division II.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Jan Boersma | Division II | 0 | 14 | 14 | 11.7 | 0 | 3 | 42.7 |
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Shooting
[edit]In total, one Netherlands Antillean athlete participated in the shooting events – Jeanne Lopes in the women's 10 m air rifle.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jeanne Lopes | 10 m air rifle | 364 | 45 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
[edit]In total, one Netherlands Antillean athlete participated in the swimming events – Hilton Woods in the men's 50 metre freestyle and the men's 100 metre freestyle.[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final A/B | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Hilton Woods | 50 metre freestyle | 23.46 | 17 FB | 23.65 | 16 |
| 100 metre freestyle | 50.73 | 9 FB | 51.25 | 16 | |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Netherlands Antilles (AHO)". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Netherlands Antilles at the 1988 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
