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Netherlands Antilles at the Olympics

Netherlands Antilles first competed at the Olympic Games in 1952 and then at most Olympics since then until 2008 (joining the Olympic boycotts of 1956 and 1980). In 2011, the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved, forming the territories of Curaçao and Sint-Maarten, which themselves are not eligible for inclusion into the Olympics as independent nations. Athletes from this region can compete in 2012 as independent athletes, and from then on as either part of Aruba or The Netherlands proper.

Athletes from the island of Aruba competed for Netherlands Antilles before competing as a separate territory after 1984.

The only athlete from Netherlands Antilles to win an Olympic medal was Jan Boersma, who won a silver medal in sailing in 1988.

Related Pages

• see also Aruba or The Netherlands
• about independent athletes at the Olympics.
• list of all countries that have participated at the Olympic Games.