Costa Rica at the 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)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012
Winter Games
1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010

Costa Rica first participated at the Olympic Games in 1936, but then missed the next four Olympiads. The nation returned to the Games in 1964, and has participated in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Costa Rica has also participated in several Winter Olympic Games since 1980.

Costa Rican athletes have won a total of four medals, all by Silvia Poll and Claudia Poll in swimming.

The National Olympic Committee for Costa Rica was created in 1936 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in the same year.

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List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Silver Silvia Poll 1988 Seoul Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle
 Gold Claudia Poll 1996 Atlanta Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle
 Bronze Claudia Poll 2000 Sydney Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle
 Bronze Claudia Poll 2000 Sydney Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle

Medals by Games

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1988 Seoul 0 1 0 1
1992 Barcelona 0 0 0 0
1996 Atlanta 1 0 0 1
2000 Sydney 0 0 2 2
2004 Athens 0 0 0 0
2008 Beijing 0 0 0 0
Total 1 1 2 4

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