# Aruba at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Aruba competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Previously, Aruba was part of Netherlands Antilles, Kingdom of the Netherlands until 1986. Eight competitors, four men and four women, took part in ten events in five sports.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | – | 1 |
| Synchronized swimming | – | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 8 |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Evelyn Farrell | 100 m | 12.48 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Evelyn Farrell | 200 m | 25.74 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cornelia Melis | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.54:37 | 56 |

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Hubert Wester | Light Welterweight | Martin Ndongo-Ebanga (CMR) L RSC-1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jeffrey Nedd | Light Heavyweight | Joseph Akhasamba (KEN) L RSC-2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Fencing

One male fencer represented Aruba in 1988.

### Men
#### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Round | Round I | Repechage Round I | Round II | Repechage Round II | Round III | Repechage Round III | Round IV | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Austin Thomas | Individual épée | 70 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Austin Thomas | Individual foil | 58 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Victor Maduro | −86 kg | BYE | Heng-An Chiu (TPE) L 0000-0100 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Synchronized swimming

Two synchronized swimmers represented Aruba in 1988.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Figures | Figures | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank | Technical | Free | Total | Rank | Technical | Free | Total | Rank |
| Roswitha Lopez | Women's solo | 70.483 | 45 q | 70.483 | 80.200 | 150.683 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yvette Thuis | Women's solo | 74.266 | 43 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Roswitha Lopez Yvette Thuis | Women's duet | 72.375 | 15 q | 72.375 | 79.600 | 151.975 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |