Costa Rica at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The Costa Rican contingent comprised 29 competitors in five sports. Maria del Milagro Paris, a swimmer, was the only woman among Costa Rican competitors.

Archery

In its second archery competition at the Olympics, Costa Rica again entered two men.

Men's individual Juan Wedel — 2146 points (→ 35th place) Jorge Murillo — 2127 points (→ 36th place)

Football

Preliminary round (group D)

July 21, 1980 Costa Rica - Iraq 0-3 (0–1) Republican Stadium, Kyiv

July 23, 1980 Yugoslavia - Costa Rica 3-2 (2–1) Dinamo Stadium, Minsk

July 25, 1980 Finland - Costa Rica 3-0 (1–0) Republican Stadium, Kyiv

Final standings group D

Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 ( 6- 3) 5 * Iraq 3 1 2 0 ( 4- 1) 4 * Finland 3 1 1 1 ( 3- 2) 3 Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 ( 2- 9) 0

Qualified for quarter-finals

Team roster

Head coach: Antonio Moyano No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournamentgamesTournamentgoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onCardsyellow/red 1 GK Julio Morales May 23, 1957 23 ? C.S. Cartaginés 3 0 270 0 0 0 2 DF Javier Masís April 16, 1953 27 ? Deportivo Saprissa 3 0 249 1 0 0 3 DF Ricardo García Jul 31, 1955 24 ? Puntarenas 3 0 270 0 0 0 4 DF Carlos Toppings Apr 7, 1953 27 ? Puntarenas 3 0 270 0 0 0 5 DF Carlos Jiménez Jun 27, 1954 26 ? C.S. Cartaginés 1 0 14 1 0 0 6 DF Dennis Marshall Dec 18, 1959 20 ? ML Limón 2 0 52 0 2 0 7 MD Francisco Hernández Jul 11,1949 31 ? Deportivo Saprissa 3 0 270 0 0 0 8 MD Tomás Velásquez Dec 16, 1957 22 ? Puntarenas 3 0 270 0 0 0 9 FW Jorge White Nov 12, 1957 22 ? LD Alajuelense 3 1 270 0 0 0 10 MD Róger Alvarez Nov 13, 1952 27 ? Herediano 3 0 160 3 0 0 11 FW Marvin Obando Apr 4, 1960 20 ? Herediano 3 0 270 0 0 0 12 DF Minor Alpízar Sep 27, 1959 20 ? Ramonense 2 0 166 0 1 0 13 MD William Avila Oct 27, 1956 23 ? San Carlos 1 0 30 0 1 0 14 FW Omar Arroyo May 22, 1955 25 ? Alajuelense 3 1 270 0 0 0 15 FW Luis Fernández Apr 02, 1953 20 ? Deportivo Saprissa 1 0 59 1 0 0 16 MD Herberth Quesada Sep 28, 1959 20 ? C.S. Cartaginés 2 0 80 0 2 0 17 GK Carlos Bismark Duarte ? Puntarenas 0 0 0 0 0 0

Judo

Men's 60 kg (Extra-Lightweight) Ronny Sanabria (13th place)

Men's 65 kg (Half-Lightweight) Alvaro Sanabria (=19th place)

Men's 71 kg (Lightweight) Manuel Chavez (=19th place)

Shooting

Mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol Marco Hidalgo (=31st place)

Mixed 50 metre pistol Mariano Lara (26th place) Rodrigo Ruiz (29th place) Mixed 50 metre rifle prone Roger Cartín (53th place) Mauricio Alvarado (54th place)

Mixed 50 metre rifle three positions Mauricio Alvarado (38th place) Roger Cartín (39th place)

Mixed skeet Álvaro Guardia (=44th place)

Swimming

Event Athlete Result Men's 200 metre breaststroke Andrey Aguilar 17th Men's 100 metre butterfly 25th Men's 200 metre butterfly 19th Men's 400 metre individual medley 22nd Women's 100 metre freestyle María París 21st Women's 200 metre freestyle did not start Women's 100 metre backstroke 22nd Women's 200 metre backstroke did not start Women's 100 metre butterfly 6th Women's 200 metre butterfly 6th

Notes

References Official Olympic Reports