Costa Rica competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Eighteen competitors, seventeen men and one woman, took part in eighteen events in six sports. Costa Rica did not win any medals at the 1968 Games.

Athletics

Women's 400 metres Jean Robotham Round 1 — 58.2 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres Rafael Ángel Pérez Round 1 — 15:41.4 min (→ 12th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres Rafael Ángel Pérez — 32:14.6 min (→ 31st place)

Men's marathon Rafael Ángel 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

Five cyclists represented Costa Rica in 1968.

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

Team time trial José Sánchez, José Manuel Soto, Miguel Sánchez, Adrián Solano — 2:36:25.79 hrs (→ 27th place)

Shooting

Five shooters, all men, represented Costa Rica in 1968.

50 m pistol Antonio Mora — 499 pts (→ 67th place) Rodrigo Ruiz — 485 pts (→ 68th place)

50 m rifle, three positions Hugo Chamberlain — 1064 pts (→ 57th place)

50 m rifle, prone Carlos Pacheco — 587 pts (→ 52nd place) Hugo Chamberlain — 583 pts (→ 66th place)

Skeet Carlos Pacheco — 176 pts (→ 42nd place) Jorge André — 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

External links Official Olympic Reports Part Three: Results