Costa Rica at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCRC
NOCComité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Websitewww.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors16 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Sigrid Niehaus[1]
Medals
Ranked 36th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Costa Rica competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Silvia Poll won the nation's first ever Olympic medal.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Silvia Poll Swimming Women's 200 metre freestyle 21 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 3 1 4
Boxing 1 – 1
Judo 1 – 1
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 2 6 8
Weightlifting 1 – 1
Total 9 7 16

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Juan Amores Marathon 2:24:49 45
Ronald Lanzoni 2:23:45 40
Luis López 2:32:43 68
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Maureen Stewart 800 metres 2:08.17 26 Did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Humberto Aranda Welterweight Bye  Naea (SAM)
W RSC R2 		 Dydak (POL)
L 1–4 		Did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Henry Núñez 71 kg Bye  Dahlin (SWE)
L Koka 		Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Mariano Lara 10 m air pistol 563 42 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank
Eric Greenwood 100 m backstroke 1:03.11 45 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:15.42 35 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:15.64 43 Did not advance
Horst Niehaus 100 m backstroke 1:01.91 42 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:12.83 34 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:16.16 44 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank
Natasha Aguilar 200 m freestyle 2:10.22 34 Did not advance
Marcela Cuesta 100 m butterfly 1:07.66 33 Did not advance
Montserrat Hidalgo 100 m breaststroke 1:18.42 36 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:44.72 37 Did not advance
Carolina Mauri 50 m freestyle 27.96 33 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 1:00.14 41 Did not advance
Sigrid Niehaus 100 m breaststroke 1:16.65 35 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:45.35 38 Did not advance
Sylvia Poll 100 m freestyle 56.16 5 FA 55.90 5
200 m freestyle 1:59.22 2 FA 1:58.67 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
100 m backstroke 1:03.21 6 FA 1:03.34 6
Natasha Aguilar
Marcela Cuesta
Carolina Mauri
Sylvia Poll 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:59.67 12 Did not advance
Sylvia Poll
Sigrid Niehaus
Marcela Cuesta
Carolina Mauri 		4 × 100 m medley relay 4:31.75 15 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Rafael Elizondo 82.5 kg 117.5 18 147.5 16 265.0 16

References

  1. ^ "Flagbearers for Costa Rica". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ Costa Rica at the 1988 Summer Olympics


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