Costa Rica at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code CRC
NOC Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Website www.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in Atlanta
Competitors 11 (6 men and 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Henry Nuñez
Medals
Ranked 49th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Costa Rica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Claudia Poll won the nation's first ever gold medal.

Medalists

Gold

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Women's 400 meters

Canoeing

Men's Kayak Singles Slalom

Women's Kayak Singles Slalom

Cycling

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

  • José Andres Brenes
    • Final — 2:25:51 (→ 6th place)

Diving

Women's 3m Springboard

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

Women's 10m Platform

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

Judo

Men's Lightweight

  • Henry Nuñez

Men's Half-Heavyweight

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Freestyle

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

Women's 400m Freestyle

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

Women's 200m Butterfly

  • Melissa Mata

See also

References


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