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Costa Rica at the
Olympics
Flag of Costa Rica.svg
IOC code CRC
NOC Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
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Medals
Ranked 109th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 1 2 4
Summer appearances
  • 1936
  • 1948–1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1994–1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010–2018

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

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Nazi Germany Germany 1936 Berlin 1 0 0 0 0
United Kingdom United Kingdom 1948 London did not participate
Finland Finland 1952 Helsinki
Australia Australia 1956 Melbourne
Italy Italy 1960 Rome
Japan Japan 1964 Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0
Mexico Mexico 1968 Mexico City 20 0 0 0 0
West Germany West Germany 1972 Munich 3 0 0 0 0
Canada Canada 1976 Montreal 5 0 0 0 0
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1980 Moscow 32 0 0 0 0
United States United States 1984 Los Angeles 30 0 0 0 0
South Korea South Korea 1988 Seoul 15 0 1 0 1 36
Spain Spain 1992 Barcelona 16 0 0 0 0
United States United States 1996 Atlanta 11 1 0 0 1 49
Australia Australia 2000 Sydney 7 0 0 2 2 69
Greece Greece 2004 Athens 20 0 0 0 0
China China 2008 Beijing 8 0 0 0 0
United Kingdom United Kingdom 2012 London 11 0 0 0 0
Brazil Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro 11 0 0 0 0
Japan Japan 2020 Tokyo 14 0 0 0 0
France France 2024 Paris 6 0 0 0 0
United States United States 2028 Los Angeles future event
Australia
Total 1 1 2 4 107

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
United States United States 1980 Lake Placid 1 0 0 0 0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo 3 0 0 0 0
Canada Canada 1988 Calgary 2 0 0 0 0
France France 1992 Albertville 4 0 0 0 0
Norway Norway 1994 Lillehammer did not participate
Japan Japan 1998 Nagano
United States United States 2002 Salt Lake City 1 0 0 0 0
Italy Italy 2006 Turin 1 0 0 0 0
Canada Canada 2010 Vancouver did not participate
Russia Russia 2014 Sochi
South Korea South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang
China China 2022 Beijing
Italy Italy 2026 Milan/Cortina future event
Total 0 0 0 0

Medals by Summer Sport

Sports 11 Gold


22 Silver


33 Bronze Total Rank
Swimming 1 1 2 4 36
Total 1 1 2 4 101

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
22 Silver Silvia Poll South Korea South Korea 1988 Seoul Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle
11 Gold Claudia Poll United States United States 1996 Atlanta Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle
33 Bronze Claudia Poll Australia Australia 2000 Sydney Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle
33 Bronze Claudia Poll Australia Australia 2000 Sydney Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Costa Rica en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

  • Category: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
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