Costa Rica at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica at the Olympic Games

Flag of Costa Rica – Flag bearers
IOC code  CRC
NOC Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Website www.olimpicocrc.org (Spanish)
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors 20 in 6 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
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Costa Rica competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Contents

Results by event

Athletics

Women's 400 metres

  • Round 1 — 58.2 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

  • Round 1 — 15:41.4 min (→ 12th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

Men's marathon

Women's high jump

  • Qualification — DNS (→ no ranking)

Women's long jump

  • Qualification — 4.75 m (→ no ranking)

Women's pentathlon

  • 80 m hurdles — 13.4 s (→ 712 points)
  • Shot put — 8.73 m (→ 615 points)
  • High jump — NM (→ 0 points)
  • Long jump — 4.74 m (→ 686 points)
  • 100 m hurdles — 25.4 s (→ 896 points)
  • Total — 2909 pts (→ 32nd place)

Boxing

Light welterweight (63.5 kg)

Light middleweight (71 kg)

  • Round 1 - Lost to Stephen Thega of Kenya

Cycling

Road race

Team time trial

Shooting

Men's 50 m rifle - prone position

Men's 50 m rifle - three positions

Men's 50 m pistol

Men's skeet

Swimming

Men's 100 metres freestyle

  • Heats — 1:04.5 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres freestyle

  • Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

Weightlifting

Middleweight

  • Press — 107.5 kg
  • Snatch — 97.5 kg
  • Jerk — 130.0 kg
  • Total — 335.0 kg (→ 17th place)

Light heavyweight

  • Press — 112.5 kg
  • Snatch — 105.0 kg
  • Jerk — 140.0 kg
  • Total — 357.5 kg (→ 21st place)

Middle heavyweight

  • Press — 120.0 kg
  • Snatch — 105.0 kg
  • Jerk — 145.0 kg
  • Total — 370.0 kg (→ 23rd place)

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