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.

Costa Rica at the
2000 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCRC
NOCComité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Websitewww.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in Sydney
Competitors7 (5 men and 2 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Karina Fernández
Medals
Ranked 69th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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.[1] 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.[2] This was the first Olympic medal ever for a Costa Rican athlete.  



Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 BronzeClaudia PollSwimmingWomen's 200m freestyle19 September
 BronzeClaudia PollSwimmingWomen's 400m freestyle17 September

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Marathon

  • José Luis Molina
    • Final – 2:20:37 (→ 39th place)

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Individual Competition

  • José Adrián Bonilla
    • Final – 2:30:02.72 (→ 33rd place)

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

  • Estebán Blanco
    • Preliminary Heat – 23.72 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Juan José Madrigal
    • Preliminary Heat – 01:05.14 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

  • Juan José Madrigal
    • Preliminary Heat – 02:24.49 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Claudia Poll
    • Preliminary Heat – 02:00.11
    • Semi-final – 01:59.63
    • Final – 01:58.81 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 400m Freestyle

  • Claudia Poll
    • Preliminary Heat – 04:09.33
    • Final – 04:07.83 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 800m Freestyle

Tennis

Men's singles

  • Juan Antonio Marín

Triathlon

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Karina Fernández – DNF

See also
  • Costa Rica at the 1999 Pan American Games

References
  • Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
  • International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
  • International Olympic Committee Web Site



  1. Claudia Poll first Costa Rican Olympic gold medalist, International Women’s Day
  2. Silvia Poll. sports-reference.com
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