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.[2] 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.

Costa Rica at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCRC
NOCComité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Websitewww.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in Atlanta
Competitors11 (6 men and 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Henry Núñez[1]
Medals
Ranked 49th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldClaudia PollSwimmingWomen's 200 metre freestyle21 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 112
Canoeing 112
Cycling 101
Diving 011
Judo 202
Swimming 123
Total6511

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Marathon

  • José Luis Molina — 2:17.49 (→ 24th place)

Women's 400 meters

  • Zoila Stewart
    • Heat — 52.66 (→ did not advance)

Canoeing

Men's Kayak Singles Slalom

  • Roger Madrigal

Women's Kayak Singles Slalom

  • Gilda Montenegro

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 Núñez

Men's Half-Heavyweight

  • Ronny Gómez

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Juan José Madrigal
    • Preliminary Heat – 1:05.47 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

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
  • Costa Rica at the 1995 Pan American Games

Notes
  1. "Henry Núñez". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. Claudia Poll first Costa Rican Olympic gold medalist, International Women’s Day
  3. Costa Rica at the 1996 Summer Olympics

References


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