Costa Rica at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica at the Olympic Games
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors	20 in 6 sports
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Costa Rica competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Results by event

Athletics

Women's 400 metres

• Jean Robotham

• Round 1 — 58.2 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

• Juan Pérez

• Round 1 — 15:41.4 min (→ 12th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Juan Pérez — 32:14.6 min (→ 30th place)

Men's marathon

• Juan Pérez — DNF (→ no ranking)

Women's high jump

• Sandra Johnson

• Qualification — DNS (→ no ranking)

Women's long jump

• Jean Robotham

• Qualification — 4.75 m (→ no ranking)

Women's pentathlon

• Jean Robotham

• 80 m hurdles — 13.4 s (→ 712 points)
• Shot put — 8.73 m (→ 615 points)
• High jump — NM (→ 0 points)
• Long jump — 4.74 m (→ 686 points)
• 100 m hurdles — 25.4 s (→ 896 points)
• Total — 2909 pts (→ 32nd place)

Boxing

Light welterweight (63.5 kg)

• José Marín

• Round 2 - Lost to Issaka Dabore of Niger

Light middleweight (71 kg)

• Walter Campos

• Round 1 - Lost to Stephen Thega of Kenya

Cycling

Road race

• Miguel Sánchez — 5:20:59.18 hrs (→ 63rd place)
• José Sánchez — DNF (→ no ranking)
• Manuel Soto — DNF (→ no ranking)
• Humberto Solano — DNF (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

• José Sánchez, Manuel Soto, Miguel Sánchez, Humberto Solano — 2:36:25.79 hrs (→ 27th place)

Shooting

Men's 50 m rifle - prone position

• Carlos Pacheco — 587 pts (→ 52nd place)
• Hugo Chamberlain — 583 pts (→ 66th place)

Men's 50 m rifle - three positions

• Hugo Chamberlain — 1064 pts (→ 57th place)
• Álvaro Guardia — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 50 m pistol

• Antonio Mora — 499 pts (→ 67th place)
• Rodrigo Ruiz — 485 pts (→ 68th place)

Men's skeet

• Carlos Pacheco — 176 pts (→ 42nd place)
• Jorge Andre — 75 pts (→ 51st place)

Swimming

Men's 100 metres freestyle

• Luis Aguilar

• Heats — 1:04.5 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres freestyle

• Edgar Miranda

• Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

Weightlifting

Middleweight

• Luis Fonseca

• Press — 107.5 kg
• Snatch — 97.5 kg
• Jerk — 130.0 kg
• Total — 335.0 kg (→ 17th place)

Light heavyweight

• Rodolfo Castillo

• Press — 112.5 kg
• Snatch — 105.0 kg
• Jerk — 140.0 kg
• Total — 357.5 kg (→ 21st place)

Middle heavyweight

• Fernando Esquivel

• Press — 120.0 kg
• Snatch — 105.0 kg
• Jerk — 145.0 kg
• Total — 370.0 kg (→ 23rd place)

References

• Official Olympic Reports
  • Part Three: Results