Costa Rica at the Olympics

Costa Rica at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012
Winter Games
1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010

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.

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Silvia Poll	1988 Seoul	Swimming	Women's 200 m freestyle
1 Gold	Claudia Poll	1996 Atlanta	Swimming	Women's 200 m freestyle
3 Bronze	Claudia Poll	2000 Sydney	Swimming	Women's 200 m freestyle
3 Bronze	Claudia Poll	2000 Sydney	Swimming	Women's 400 m freestyle

Medals by Games

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1988 Seoul	0	1	0	1
1992 Barcelona	0	0	0	0
1996 Atlanta	1	0	0	1
2000 Sydney	0	0	2	2
2004 Athens	0	0	0	0
2008 Beijing	0	0	0	0
Total	1	1	2	4

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Costa Rica
• Costa Rica at the Paralympics
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-19. 
• "Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/costa-rica. Retrieved 2011-07-01.