Costa Rica at the 2011 Pan American Games

Costa Rica at the Pan American Games

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IOC code  CRC
NOC Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica (Spanish)
At the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara
Competitors 91[1] in 19 sports
Flag bearer David Jimenez[2]
Medals
Rank: 18		 Gold
1		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Pan American Games history (summary)
Appearances
1951 • 1955 • 1959 • 1963 • 1967 • 1971 • 1975 • 1979 • 1983 • 1987 • 1991 • 1995 • 1999 • 2003 • 2007 • 2011

Costa Rica will compete at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. Costa Rica will send 91 athletes in 18 sports.[1]

Contents

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Brenes, NeryNery Brenes Athletics Men's 400 metres October 26

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2011 Pan American Games

Men

Track and road events

Event Athletes Heats Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
400 m Nery Brenes 45.42 3rd Q 44.65 PB
Marathon Johnny Loria DNF
20 km walk Allan Segura DSQ
50 km walk Bernardo Calvo 4:21:19 PB 8th
Allan Segura DNF

Field events

Event Athletes Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank
High jump Henry Linton 1.95 m. 17th
Hammer throw Wagner Domingos 65.09 m. 7th

Women

Track and road events

Event Athletes Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank
400 m hurdles Sharolyns Scott 57.23 1st Q 57.40 4th
Marathon Gabriela Traña 3:04:29 12th

Basque pelota

Main article: Basque pelota at the 2011 Pan American Games

Men

Athlete(s) Event Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Finals
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Tomas Fernandez
Jorge Lopez		 Paleta Rubber Pairs 30m Fronton  Enrique Blas (GUA)
 Juan Diego Blas (GUA)
L 3 - 12, 4 - 12		  Fernando Javier Celaya (CHI)
 Pedro De Orte (CHI)
L 1 - 12, 0 - 12		  Fernando Gabriel Ergueta (ARG)
 Javier Alejandro Nicosia (ARG)
L 1 - 12, 0 - 12		  Oscar Bustillo (NCA)
 Victor Bustillo (NCA)
L 1 - 12, 4 - 12		 Did not advance

Beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2011 Pan American Games

Costa Rica has qualified a men's and women's team in the beach volleyball competition.

Athlete Event Preliminary Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Esteban Escobar
Bryan Monge		 Men  Alison Cerutti (BRA)
 Emanuel Rego (BRA)
L 11-21, 7-21		  Sergio Reynaldo Gonzalez (CUB)
 Karell Piña (CUB)
L 23-25, 17-21		  Yewddys Bolivar Perez (DOM)
 German Ricardo Recio (DOM)
L 22-24, 18-21		 Did not advance
Natalia Alfaro
Ingrid Morales		 Women  Fabiana Gomez (URU)
 Lucia Guigou (URU)
L 21-16, 14-21, 13-15		  Bibiana Candelas (MEX)
 Mayra Aide Garcia (MEX)
L 8-21, 9-21		  Amalia Valeska Hernandez (NCA)
 Lollette Rodriguez (NCA)
W 21-14, 21-15		 Did not advance

Bowling

Main article: Bowling at the 2011 Pan American Games

Costa Rica has qualified two male and two female athletes in the individual and team bowling competitions.

Men

Individual

Athlete Event Qualification Eighth Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Block 1 (Games 1–6) Block 2 (Games 7–12) Total Average Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Opposition
Scores		 Opposition
Scores		 Opposition
Scores		 Opposition
Scores		 Rank
Alejandro Reyna M. Men's individual 203 233 224 216 245 235 190 252 236 210 187 168 2599 216.6 10th  Francisco Colon (PUR)
L 619 - 624		 Did not advance
Mario Valverde Men's individual 223 160 204 205 206 246 201 197 206 248 180 179 2455 204.6 14th  Amleto Monacelli (VEN)
W 645 – 614		  Chris Barnes (USA)
L 535 - 760		 Did not advance

Pairs

Athlete Event Block 1 (Games 1–6) Block 2 (Games 7–12) Grand Total Final Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Average 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Average
Alejandro Reyna M.
Mario Valverde		 Men's pairs 192 159 201 180 223 146 1101 183.5 165 275 278 154 227 198 2398 199.8 4664 10th
202 203 180 178 188 166 1117 186.2 189 236 185 178 209 152 2266 188.8

Women

Individual

Athlete Event Qualification Eighth Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Block 1 (Games 1–6) Block 2 (Games 7–12) Total Average Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Opposition
Scores		 Opposition
Scores		 Opposition
Scores		 Opposition
Scores		 Rank
Viviana Delgado Women's individual 211 222 176 182 181 179 174 169 140 192 159 181 2166 180.5 23rd Did not advance
Sylvia Villalobos Women's individual 186 200 169 191 179 177 202 194 174 168 169 173 2182 181.8 22nd Did not advance

Pairs

Athlete Event Block 1 (Games 1–6) Block 2 (Games 7–12) Grand Total Final Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Average 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Average
Sylvia Villalobos
Viviana Delgado		 Women's pairs 143 158 156 177 154 158 946 157.7 170 180 193 193 164 186 2032 169.3 4253 12th
212 178 188 186 236 205 1205 200.8 184 155 171 181 161 164 2221 185.1

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 2011 Pan American Games

Costa Rica has qualified one athlete in the 49kg men's category, and one athlete in the 51kg women's category

Men

Athlete Event Preliminaries Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
David Jimenez Light Flyweight  Yosbany Veitia (CUB)
L 2 - 14		 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Pamela Sanchez Flyweight  Karlha Magliocco (VEN)
L 14 - 27		 Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2011 Pan American Games

Costa Rica has qualified a cycling team.

Road Cycling

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Gregori Brenes Road race 3:50:58 31st
Deiber Esquivel 3:50:58 27th
Federico Ramirez 3:50:58 28th
Gregori Brenes Time trial 50:43.00 4th
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Natalia Navarro Road race 2:18:29 25th
Edith Guillen 2:18:23 14th
Adriana Rojas 2:18:23 16th
Natalia Navarro Time trial 30:15.33 13th

Track Cycling

Omnium

Athlete Event Flying Lap
Time
Rank		 Points Race
Points
Rank		 Elimination Race
Rank		 Ind Pursuit
Time		 Scratch Race
Rank		 Time Trial
Time		 Final
Rank
Marcela Rubiano Women 16.135
10th		 23
4th		 10th 4:00.411
9th		 8th 40.294
10th		 51
10th

Mountain Biking

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Jose Esquivel Cross-country 1:39:55 9th
Federico Ramirez Cross-country 1:40:44 10th
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Adriana Rojas Cubero Cross-country 1:40:55 6th

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2011 Pan American Games
Dressage
Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Final Score1 Rank
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Gloriana Herrera Arauz Rhapsody Individual 61.105 37th Did not advance
Michelle Batalla Navarro Ferro Individual 59.105 43rd Did not advance
Anne Egerstrom Amorino Individual 64.790 26th 60.474 25th Did not advance
Gretchen Luttmann Dudrovnik Individual 63.921 29th Did not advance
Gloriana Herrera Arauz
Michelle Batalla Navarro
Anne Egerstrom
Gretchen Luttmann		 As above Team 63.272 9th 63.272 9th

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2011 Pan American Games

Costa Rica has qualified one athlete in the individual women's épée competition.

Women

Event Athlete Round of Poules Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Individual épée Rayssa De Oliveira 0 V - 5 D 18th Did not advance

Football

Main article: Football at the 2011 Pan American Games

Costa Rica has qualified a men's and women's team in the football competition.

Men

Squad

  • Vianney Blanco
  • Kevin Briceno
  • Keyner Brown
  • Jorge Davis
  • Rudy Dawson
  • Johnson Derrick
  • Jean Sanchez
  • Jordan Smith
  • Bryan Vega
  • Deyver Vega
  • Carlos Viales
  • Oscar Villalovos
Standings
Nation PLD W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
 Brazil 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 2
 Cuba 3 0 1 2 0 2 -2 1

Results

October 19, 2011
10:00
 Costa Rica  1 – 0  Cuba Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Referee: Ricardo Arellano (Mexico)
Blanco  55' Report
October 21, 2011
10:00
 Costa Rica  0 – 3  Argentina Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Report Fragapane  40'
Pezzella  60'
Kruspzky  76'
October 23, 2011
20:00
 Brazil  1 – 3  Costa Rica Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Referee: Ricardo Arellano (Mexico)
Henrique  30'
 Report B. Vega  1'
McDonald  20', 43'

Semifinals

October 26, 2011
17:00
 Mexico  3 – 0  Costa Rica Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Referee: Erick Roberto Andino (Honduras)
Peralta  19', 38', 46' Report

Bronze Medal match

October 28, 2011
17:00
 Costa Rica  1 – 2  Uruguay Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)
McDonald  81' (pen.) Report G. Silva  48'
Píriz  61'
 2011 Pan American Games 4th 

Costa Rica

Women

Squad
  • Wendy Acosta
  • Katherine Alvarado
  • Julieth Arias
  • Yirlania Arroyo
  • Mariela Campos
  • Daniela Cruz
  • Shirley Cruz
  • Karolina Duran
  • Maria Gamboa
  • Hazel Quiros
  • Lixy Rodriguez
  • Raquel Rodriguez
  • Saudy Rosales
  • Diana Saenz
  • Carol Sanchez
  • Marianne Ugalde
  • Carolina Venegas
  • Yendry Villalobos
Standings
Nation PLD W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Canada 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 5 8 -3 1
 Argentina 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 1

Results

October 18, 2011
11:00
 Canada  3 – 1  Costa Rica Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Referee: Shane De Silva (Trinidad and Tobago)
Julien  29'
Sinclair  52'
Pietrangelo  82'		 Report Cruz  28' (pen.)
October 20, 2011
17:00
 Brazil  2 – 1  Costa Rica Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Referee: Diane Ferreiras (Guyana)
De Oliveira  59'
Guedes  62'		 Report Cruz  90+5'
October 22, 2011
13:00
 Costa Rica  3 – 3  Argentina Estadio Omnilife, Guadalajara
Referee: Shane De Silva (Trinidad and Tobago)
Acosta  57'
Rodriguez  76'
Alvarado  81'		 Report Pereyra  5'
Vallejos  8'
Ugalde  17' (o.g.)
 2011 Pan American Games 6th 

Costa Rica

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2011 Pan American Games

Artistic

Costa Rica has qualified one male and one female athlete in the artistic gymnastics competition.

Men
Individual qualification & Team Finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Qualification
Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Total Rank
Jossimar Calvo Ind Qualification 13.650 10.500 9.050 14.850 11.800 12.700 72.550 29th
Women
Individual qualification & Team Finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Qualification
Vault Uneven bars Balance Beam Floor Total Rank
Yurany Avendaño Ind Qualification 12.400 2.825 11.925 12.075 39.225 45th

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2011 Pan American Games

Costa Rica has qualified one athlete in the 68kg women's category.

Athlete Event Round Robin (Pool A/B) Semifinals Final
Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Ashley Binn Women's -68 kg  Lucelia Ribeiro (BRA)
L PTS 1:6		  Elizabeth Retamal (CHI)
W PTS 1:0		  Yoandra Moreno (CUB)
HWK 2:2		 Did not advance

Racquetball

Main article: Racquetball at the 2011 Pan American Games

Costa Rica has qualified two male athletes in the racquetball competition.[3]

Men

Athlete Event Preliminary Round (2 or 3) Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Felipe Camacho Singles  Ricardo Monroy (BOL)
L 6 - 15, 8 - 15
 Ro Carson III (USA)
L 8 - 15, 7 - 15
 Jose Ugalde (ECU)
W 15 - 8, 15 - 4		  Selvin Cruz (HON)
W 15 - 8, 15 - 11		  Vincent Gagnon (CAN)
L 9 - 15, 11 - 15		 Did not advance
Teobaldo Fumero Singles  Carlos Keller (BOL)
L 14 - 15, 7 - 15
 Luis A. Perez (DOM)
L 13 - 15, 11 - 15
 Michael Green (CAN)
L 8 - 15, 11 - 15		  Jose Ugalde (COL)
W 15 - 12, 11 - 15, 11 - 8		  Alvaro Beltran (MEX)
L 3 - 15, 3 - 15		 Did not advance
Teobaldo Fumero
Felipe Camacho		 Doubles  Francisco J. Gomez
Juan Torres (CRC)
W 15 - 13, 15 - 9
 Roland Keller
Ricardo Monroy (BOL)
W 9 - 15, 15 - 2, 11 - 6
 Christopher Crowther
Shane Vanderson (USA)
W 9 - 15, 15 - 12, 11 - 7		  Jorge Hirsekorn
Cesar Castillo (VEN)
L 15 - 9, 11 - 15, 6 - 11		 Did not advance
Teobaldo Fumero
Felipe Camacho		 Team  Argentina (ARG)
L 0 - 2, 2 - 1, 0 - 2		 Did not advance

Roller skating

Main article: Roller skating at the 2011 Pan American Games

Costa Rica has qualified a women's team in the roller skating competition.

Women

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Jennifer Monterrey 300 m time trial 28.965 7th
Jennifer Monterrey 1,000 m 1:38.337 5th Q 1:40.194 7th
Susanne Piedra 10,000 m DNF

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2011 Pan American Games

Women

Athlete(s) Event Heat Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Liliana Boruchowicz Single Sculls 9:50.02 4th R 9:05.57 5 qB 8:54.91 3rd B

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games
Men
Event Athletes Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
100 m Freestyle Mario Montoya 51.86 16th qB 51.83 6th B
200 m Freestyle Mario Montoya 1:54.70 15th qB 1:53.13 1st B
10 km marathon Rodolfo Sanchez 2:11:53.1 14th
Women
Event Athletes Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
100 m Freestyle Marie Meza Peraza 1:01.13 18th Did not advance
100 m butterfly Marie Meza Peraza 1:04.78 17th Did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2011 Pan American Games

Costa Rica has qualified a duet in the synchronized swimming competition.

Athlete Event Technical Routine Free Routine (Final)
Points Rank Points Rank Total Points Rank
Violeta Mitinian
Nadezdha Gomez		 Women's duet 69.875 9th 70.638 9th 140.513 9th

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2011 Pan American Games

Costa Rica has qualified two athletes in the 58kg and 80+kg men's categories and one athlete in the 67kg women's category.

Men

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Heiner Oviedo Flyweight (-58kg)  Jocelyn Addison (CAN)
L 3 - 9		 Did not advance
Kristopher Moitland Heavyweight(+80kg)  Jurmen Amiena (SUR)
W 8 - 5		  Juan Carlos Diaz (VEN)
L 6 - 7		 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Katherine Alvarado Welterweight (-67kg)  Taimi Castellanos (CUB)
L 0 – 10		 Did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2011 Pan American Games

Men

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Rank
Leonardo Chacon Individual 18:26
15th		 0:25
15th		 57:12
10th		 0:16
20th		 34:39
12th		 1:50:59 11th
Roger Rodriguez Individual 19:31
31st		 0:28
35th		 1:05:18
34th		 0:22
33rd		 43:31
32nd		 2:04:28 30th

Women

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Rank
Alia Cardinale Individual 20:48
18th		 0:27
12th		 1:03:04
5th		 0:17
11th		 42:19
13th		 2:06:58 14th

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2011 Pan American Games
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Attempt 1 Attempt 2 Attempt 3 Attempt 1 Attempt 2 Attempt 3
Carlos Manuel Campos Men's +105 kg 166 170 171 145 210 215 224 6th

References

  1. ^ a b Costa Rica entries
  2. ^ "Medallita" dice que ser el abanderado es lo mejor que le ha pasado (Spanish)
  3. ^ Racquetball tico tiene representantes para los Panamericanos (Spanish)