Netherlands Antilles at the Olympics

Netherlands Antilles at the Olympic Games
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles – Flag bearers IOC code  AHO NOC Nederlands Antilliaans Olympisch Comité Website www.sports.an (English)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
Winter Games
1988 • 1992 • 1994–2010

The Netherlands Antilles first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then. The nation supported the Netherlands' boycott of the 1956 Games and also joined the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The Netherlands Antilles has twice participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for the Netherlands Antilles was created in 1931 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee from 1950 until 2011 upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.^[1] At the 2012 Olympics, participants from the 5 islands can compete as independent athletes under the Olympic flag.

List of medalists

As of 2008, Jan Boersma is the only Netherlands Antillean athlete to win an Olympic medal, a silver medal in sailing. Although they could have added another silver to the collection, after the 200m final in Beijing, as Churandy Martina finished second, behind Usain Bolt and his record breaking performance. Martina was only denied a medal after an American led protest that he ran out of his lane during the race, thus denying him a medal. Although an appeal was made against Martina's disqualification, on March 6, 2009 it was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. ^[2]

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

Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles

Logo of the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee

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, but lost its recognition as a National Olympic Committee in 2011^[3] At the 2012 Olympics, participants from the 5 islands can compete as independent athletes under the Olympic flag.

See also

• Aruba at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for the Netherlands Antilles
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

References

1. ^ "Curtain comes down on 123rd IOC Session". Olympic.org. http://www.olympic.org/mr-jose-perurena?articleid=133159. 
2. ^ Martina's bid to reclaim silver rejected, ESPN.com, March 6, 2009.
3. ^ "Curtain comes down on 123rd IOC Session". Olympic.org. http://www.olympic.org/mr-jose-perurena?articleid=133159. 

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2008-01-16. 
• "Nederlands Antilliaans Olympisch Comité". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=AHO. Retrieved 2008-01-16.