Costa Rica at the Olympics
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| Costa Rica at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CRC |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 103rd |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
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. The N.O.C. was named Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1936 Berlin |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1948 London |
did not participate | |||||
 1952 Helsinki
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 1956 Melbourne
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 1960 Rome
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 1964 Tokyo |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1968 Mexico City |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1972 Munich |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1976 Montreal |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1980 Moscow |
32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1984 Los Angeles |
30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1988 Seoul |
15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
 1992 Barcelona |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 2000 Sydney |
7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
 2004 Athens |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2008 Beijing |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020 Tokyo |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 2024 Paris |
future event | |||||
| 2028 Los Angeles
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| 2032 Brisbane
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| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 101 | |
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Lake Placid |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1984 Sarajevo |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Calgary |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Albertville |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 1994 Lillehammer |
did not participate | |||||
| 1998 Nagano
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| 2002 Salt Lake City |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006 Turin |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010 Vancouver |
did not participate | |||||
 2014 Sochi
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| 2018 Pyeongchang
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| 2022 Beijing
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| 2026 Milan–Cortina |
future event | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Medals by Summer Sport
| Sports |  Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Swimming |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 36 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 101 |
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 |
See also
- Category:Olympic competitors for Costa Rica
- List of flag bearers for Costa Rica at the Olympics
- Costa Rica at the Paralympics
- Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
External links
- "Costa Rica". International Olympic Committee.
- "Costa Rica". Olympedia.com.
- "Olympic Analytics/CRC". olympanalyt.com.
