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Costa Rica at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCRC
NOCComité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Websitewww.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in Atlanta
Competitors11 (6 men and 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Henry Núñez[1]
Medals
Ranked 49th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Costa Rica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Claudia Poll won the nation's first ever gold medal.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Claudia Poll Swimming Women's 200 metre freestyle 21 July

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Canoeing 1 1 2
Cycling 1 0 1
Diving 0 1 1
Judo 2 0 2
Swimming 1 2 3
Total 6 5 11

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Women's 400 meters

Canoeing

Men's Kayak Singles Slalom

Women's Kayak Singles Slalom

Cycling

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

Diving

Women's 3m Springboard

Women's 10m Platform

Judo

Men's Lightweight

Men's Half-Heavyweight

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Freestyle

Women's 400m Freestyle

Women's 200m Butterfly

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Henry Núñez". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ Claudia Poll first Costa Rican Olympic gold medalist, International Women’s Day
  3. ^ Costa Rica at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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