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Costa Rica At The Olympics
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 Medals by Winter Games Medals by Summer Sport List of medalists See also * :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 * * * {{Nations at the Olympics Olympics The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rican Olympic Committee
The Olympic Committee of Costa Rica (, IOC code: CRC) is the National Olympic Committee representing Costa Rica. Although Costa Rica first competed at the Olympics in 1936, the Olympic Committee was not founded until 1953. The Committee was formally recognized by the International Olympic Committee at a meeting held in Athens on 15 May 1954. The president of the Olympic Committee of Costa Rica is Alexánder Zamora, who succeeded Henry Núñez in 2021. References External links * Costa Rica Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ... Costa Rica at the Olympics 1953 establishments in Costa Rica Sports organizations established in 1953 {{CostaRica-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August through 11 September 1972. 7,134 athletes representing 121 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated, which included 11 teams making their Olympic debut at the Summer Games: Albania, Dahomey (now Benin), Gabon, North Korea, Lesotho, Malawi, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Swaziland (now Eswatini), Togo, and Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso). The games featured 195 events in 21 sports across 27 disciplines. Kayaking, the canoe slalom, and indoor handball all made their Olympic debuts, while archery returned to the Olympic program after a 52-year hiatus. Rhodesia had been barred from participating at the 1968 Games due to racial policies and threats by athletes to boycott the event, but in 1971, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled that Rhodesia would be invited to compete at the 1972 Olympic Games. In response, athletes from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica At The 2000 Summer Olympics
Costa Rica competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The nation bagged two bronze medals at the 2000 Games. Both medals were won in swimming by Claudia Poll. These medals doubled Costa Rica's overall Olympic medal haul to four. All four medals had been claimed in swimming. Previously, Claudia had won Costa Rica's first ever Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Games. Eight years earlier, Claudia's sister Silvia Poll won the silver medal in Women's 200 meter freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.Silvia Poll sports-reference.com This was the first Olympic medal ever for a Costa Rican athlete. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, were an international summer multi-sport event held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States from July 19 to August 4, 1996. A total of 10,318 athletes representing 197 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. The games featured 271 events in 26 sports across 37 disciplines, including the Olympic debuts of beach volleyball, mountain biking and softball. A total of 24 countries made their Summer Olympic debuts in Atlanta, including 11 former Soviet republics participating for the first time as independent nations. 79 nations received at least one medal, with 53 of them winning at least one gold medal, both of which were new records. Armenia, Belarus, Burundi, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Slovakia, Syria, Thailand, and Ukraine won their nations' first Summer Olympic gold medals. They were also the first Summer Olympic medals of any kind for Armenia, Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica At The 1996 Summer Olympics
Costa Rica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Claudia Poll won the nation's first ever gold medal. This was Costa Rica's second Olympic medal in 10 Olympic appearances. The only previous one, a silver medal, was won by Claudia's sister Silvia Poll at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Women ;Track and road events Canoeing Slalom Cycling Mountain biking Diving ;Women Judo ;Men Swimming ;Men ;Women See also * Costa Rica at the 1995 Pan American Games Notes ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held in Barcelona, Spain, from 25 July to 9 August 1992. A total of 9,356 athletes representing 169 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. The games featured 257 events in 25 Olympic sports, sports and 34 disciplines. Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Badminton, Baseball at the 1992 Summer Olympics, baseball, and women's Judo at the Summer Olympics, judo were included as official medal events for the first time. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, athletes from twelve of the fifteen former Republics of the Soviet Union, Soviet republics competed together as part of the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Unified Team. Two other Soviet republics, Estonia at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Estonia and Latvia at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Latvia, competed independently for the first time since 1936, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Costa Rica competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 16 competitors, 11 men and 5 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports. They did not win any medals. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery In its third archery competition at the Olympics, and first since 1980, Costa Rica entered a female archer for the first time. She did not advance to the elimination rounds. Women's Individual Competition: * Patricia Obregon ** Ranking round — 57th place (0-0) Athletics Men's 100m metres * Henry Daley Colphon ** Heat — 11.11 (→ did not advance) Men's 5,000 metres *José Luis Molina ** Heat — 14:09.22 (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres * Miguel Angel Vargas ** Heat — 30:13.06 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * Luis Lopez — 2:30.26 (→ 65th place) Men's 400m Hurdles * Alex Foster ** Heat — 52.93 (→ did not advance, no ranking) Women's Marathon * Vilma Peña — 3:03.34 (→ 33rd place) Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Seoul, South Korea, from 17 September to 2 October 1988. A total of 8,397 athletes representing 159 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 237 events in 23 sports across 31 different disciplines. Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Table tennis was introduced to the Summer Olympic Games program at these games, while Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics, tennis was reintroduced following its removal after the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Overall, athletes representing 52 NOCs received at least one medal, and 31 NOCs won at least one gold medal. The Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Soviet Union won the most gold medals and the most overall medals, with 55 and 132 respectively. Suriname at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Suriname's team won their first Olympic gold medal, which was also their first Olympic medal of any color. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Costa Rica competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Silvia Poll won the nation's first Olympic medal, a silver. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics ;Men ;Track and road events ;Women ;Track and road events Boxing Judo Shooting ;Men Swimming ;Men ;Women Weightlifting References Nations at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1988
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1984 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the ''XXIII Olympiad'', were a summer multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States, from July 28 to August 12. A total of 6,829 athletes from 140 nations participated in 221 events in 21 sports. Overall, 47 nations received at least one medal, and 25 of them won at least one gold medal. Athletes from host nation United States won the most medals overall, with 174, and the most gold medals, with 83. The former record was the largest overall medal haul for the nation since the 1904 edition; the latter record was the highest gold medal tally at a single Games in Olympic history and the most for a host nation. It marked the first time the United States led the medal count in both gold and overall medals since 1968. Sports commentators noted that the absence of the Soviet Union and various other Eastern Bloc nations stemming from a boycott contributed to the highly skewed medal results benefitting the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Costa Rica competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The Costa Rican contingent comprised 30 competitors in 5 sports. They did not win any medals. Results by event Athletics Men's 100 metres * Glen Abraham Men's 200 metres * Glen Abraham Men's 5,000 metres * Orlando Mora ** Heat — 14:33.49 (→ did not advance) Men's 10.000 metres * Orlando Mora ** Heat — 30:49.43 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * Ronald Lanzoni — did not finish (→ no ranking) Football (soccer) Men's Team Competition * Preliminary Round (Group D) ** Costa Rica – United States 0 – 3 ** Costa Rica – Egypt 1 – 4 ** Costa Rica – Italy 1 – 0 * Quarter Finals ** → Did not advance *Team Roster: ** ( 1.) Marco Antonio Rojas ** ( 4.) César Hines ** ( 5.) Marvin Obando ** ( 6.) German Chavarria ** ( 7.) Juan Arnoldo Cayasso ** ( 8.) Carlos Santana ** ( 9.) Leonidas Flores ** (10.) Enrique Rivers ** (11.) Evaristo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Summer Olympics Medal Table
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow, Soviet Union, from 19 July to 3 August. They were the first Olympic Games to be staged in a communist nation. A total of 5,179 athletes representing 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated, which included seven teams making their Olympic debut at the Summer Games; Angola, Botswana, Cyprus, Jordan, Laos, Mozambique, and Seychelles. This was the smallest number of participating NOCs since 1956. The games featured 203 events in 21 sports across 27 disciplines. 67 eligible countries participated in a boycott against these games, some of which did so explicitly citing the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Sixteen NOCs participated under the Olympic Flag, as opposed to their nation's flag, as a partial boycott. This included the Olympic Anthem and flag being used at medal ceremonies when athletes from these NOCs won medals. Athletes represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
