Aruba at the World Athletics Championships

Aruba at the
World Championships in Athletics
Aruba at the; World Championships in Athletics
WA code	ARU
National federation	Aruba Athletic Federation
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
World Championships in Athletics appearances
	1987; 1991; 1993; 1995; 1997; 1999; 2001–2009; 2011; 2013; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2022; 2023;

Aruba has competed at the World Athletics Championships on eleven occasions. It did not send a delegation for the 1983 championships or the editions from 2001 to 2009. Its competing country code is ARU. The country has not won any medals at the competition and as of 2019 no Aruban athlete has reached the top eight of an event. Its best performance is by Cornelia Melis, who placed 21st in the 1991 women's marathon.^[1]

1991

One athlete represented Aruba at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics: Cornelia Melis ran a time of 2:58:18 to finish 21st in the women's marathon.^[2]

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Cornelia Melis	Women's marathon	2:58:18	21st

1997

One athlete represented Aruba at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics: Miguel Janssen ran a time of 10.47 to finish 56th overall in men's 100 metres heats.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Miguel Janssen	Men's 100 metres	10.47	56th	Did not advance

2011

Two athletes represented Aruba at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. Geronimo Goeloe ran in the men's 100 metres, progressing beyond the preliminary round before being eliminated in the heats stage. Shariska Winterdal competed in the women's marathon, finishing in 46th place with a time of 3:49:48.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Geronimo Goeloe	Men's 100 metres	10.73 SB	6 Q	10.84	47	Did not advance
Shariska Winterdal	Women's marathon							3:49:48 SB	46

2013

One athlete represented Aruba at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics: Quincy Breell cleared 7.10 m to finish 28th in men's long jump qualifying.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Quincy Breell	Men's long jump	7.10	28	Did not advance

2015

One athlete represented Aruba at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics: Quincy Breell failed to record a valid jump in men's long jump qualifying.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Quincy Breell	Men's long jump	NM		Did not advance

2017

One athlete represented at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics: Quincy Breell placed 31st in the men's long jump qualifying with a jump of 6.90 m.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Quincy Breell	Men's long jump	6.90	31	Did not advance

2019

One athlete represented Aruba at the 2019 World Athletics Championships: in the heats of the men's 5000 metres, Jonathan Busby struggled to finish the distance on his own and fellow competitor Braima Suncar Dabo of Guinea-Bissau helped him to the finish line, which ultimately resulted in his disqualification.^[8] Dabo's act of kindness was widely reported and the pair were present for Dabo receiving the International Fair Play Award at the World Athletics Awards later that year.^[9]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jonathan Busby	Men's 5000 metres	DQ	—	Did not advance

References

^ IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 - Statistics Handbook. IAAF (2019). Retrieved 2019-09-26.
^ Women Marathon Athletics III World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN) - Sunday 25.08 - Gold Medal: Wanda Panfil, Poland. Todor66. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
^ Men 100m Athletics VI World Championship 1997 Athens (GRE) - Sunday 03.08 - Gold Medal: Maurice Greene, United States . Todor66. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
^ IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011
^ Athletes – 14th IAAF World Championships, IAAF, August 2, 2013, retrieved August 9, 2013
^ "Aruba at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015". IAAF. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
^ Long Jump men IAAF World Championships London 2017 . World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
^ How's this for great sportsmanship? Dabo helps Busby in men's 5,000m. BBC Sport (2019-09-27). Retrieved 2019-09-29.
^ Dabo and Busby after Doha: How a random act of kindness changed the lives of two athletes. World Athletics (2020-09-07). Retrieved 2021-04-29.

[1] IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 - Statistics Handbook. IAAF (2019). Retrieved 2019-09-26.

[2] Women Marathon Athletics III World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN) - Sunday 25.08 - Gold Medal: Wanda Panfil, Poland. Todor66. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

[3] Men 100m Athletics VI World Championship 1997 Athens (GRE) - Sunday 03.08 - Gold Medal: Maurice Greene, United States . Todor66. Retrieved 2021-04-29.

[4] IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011

[5] Athletes – 14th IAAF World Championships, IAAF, August 2, 2013, retrieved August 9, 2013

[IAAF-6] "Aruba at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015". IAAF. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

[7] Long Jump men IAAF World Championships London 2017 . World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-28.

[8] How's this for great sportsmanship? Dabo helps Busby in men's 5,000m. BBC Sport (2019-09-27). Retrieved 2019-09-29.

[9] Dabo and Busby after Doha: How a random act of kindness changed the lives of two athletes. World Athletics (2020-09-07). Retrieved 2021-04-29.

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