Sport in Netherlands Antilles
Below are details of sports, sporting events and sports people related to Netherlands Antilles. In 2011, the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved, forming the territories of Curaçao and Sint-Maarten, and it is now part of the Kingdom of Netherlands.
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Popular sports of Netherlands Antilles
- Football (Soccer)
- Sailing
- Track and Field
Netherlands Antilles Sporting Success
Great athletes from Netherlands Antilles
- Churandy Martina (track and Field)
- Jan Boersma (sailing)
Netherlands Antilles Sports trivia
- The only athlete from Netherlands Antilles to win an Olympic medal was Jan Boersma, who won a silver medal in sailing in 1988.
- Churandy Martina finished 2nd behind Usain Bolt in the 2008 Olympic 200m, but was later disqualifed for running out of his lane.
- Athletes from the island of Aruba competed for Netherlands Antilles at the Olympic Games before competing as a separate territory after 1984.
- The Netherlands Antilles twice participated in the Winter Olympic Games.
Netherlands Antilles at major events
Past sporting events hosted in Netherlands Antilles
Upcoming sporting events in Netherlands Antilles
Annual sporting events held in Netherlands Antilles
Sporting Facilities in Netherlands Antilles
Other Events
- Kingdom Games — a multi-sport event held every two years between the youth of the countries that are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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