Costa Rica at the 1996 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 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors 11 (6 men and 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Henry Nuñez
Medals
Rank: 49		 Gold
1		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Costa Rica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Claudia Poll won the nation's first ever gold medal.

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Women's 400 metres

  • Heat — 52.66 (→ did not advance)

Canoeing

Men's Kayak Singles Slalom

Women's Kayak Singles Slalom

Cycling

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

  • Final — 2:25:51 (→ 6th place)

Diving

Women's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Heat — 151.11 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Heat — 217.77 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Judo

Men's Lightweight

Men's Half-Heavyweight

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Preliminary Heat – 1:05.47 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Preliminary Heat – 1:59.87
  • Final – 1:58.16 (→ Gold Medal)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Preliminary Heat – 4:12.07
  • Final – 4:10.00 (→ 5th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

See also

References