Costa Rica at the 2019 Pan American Games

Costa Rica competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.

On 11 July 2019, the Costa Rican Olympic Committee officially named a team of 85 athletes (44 women and 41 men) competing in 24 sports.

During the opening ceremony of the games, footballer Shirley Cruz carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations.

At this edition of the games, Costa Rica won five medals, the second best performance for the country at a single edition of the games (the best performance being the 11 medals won in 1987).

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotalAthletics (track and field) 4 4 8Badminton 1 1 2Bodybuilding 1 0 1Bowling 2 2 4Boxing 1 1 2Canoeing 101Cycling 5 2 7Equestrian 2 0 2Fencing 0 1 1Football 0 18 18Golf 2 0 2Gymnastics 2 2 4Judo 0 1 1Karate 1 3 4Racquetball 2 13Roller sports 2 0 2Shooting 2 0 2Surfing 3 1 4Swimming 3 1 4Taekwondo 2 2 4Triathlon 0 1 1Volleyball 2 2 4Weightlifting 2 1 3Wrestling 1 0 1 Total 41 44 85

Medalists The following competitors from Costa Rica won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| MedalNameSportEventDate Andrea Vargas Athletics Women's 100m hurdles Nishy Lee Lindo Taekwondo Women's 57 kg Andres AcuñaFelipe Camacho Racquetball Men's doubles Costa Rica women's national football team Football Women's tournament Diana Brenes Judo Women's 78 kg | style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;"| Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics 1 0 0 1Football 0 0 1 1Judo 0 0 1 1Racquetball 0 0 1 1Taekwondo 0 0 1 1Total 1 0 4 5

Athletics (track and field)

Costa Rica qualified eight athletes (four men and four women).

Key Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round Q = Qualified for the next round directly

Men Track events AthleteEventSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankHector Allen200 m21.7915Did not advanceNery Brenes400 m47.4815Did not advanceGerald Drummond400 m hurdles50.359Did not advance

Field event AthleteEventFinalDistanceRankRoberto SawyersHammer throw70.259

Women Track and Road Events AthleteEventSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankAndrea Vargas100 m hurdles12.751 Q12.82Noelia Vargas20 km walkcolspan=2 1:33:096Gabriela TrañaMarathoncolspan=2 2:49:2812Yenny Mendezcolspan=2 2:56:3114

Badminton

Costa Rica qualified a team of two badminton athletes (one per gender).

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultGianpiero CavallottiMen's singlesL 12–21, 15–21Did not advanceLauren VillalobosWomen's singlesW 21–15, 21–18L 7–21, 13–21Did not advanceGianpiero CavallottiLauren VillalobosMixed doubles L 13–21, 10–21Did not advance

Bodybuilding

Costa Rica qualified one male bodybuilder.

Men AthleteEventPrejudgingFinalResultRankResultRankEvaristo Cortes Classic bodybuildingcolspan=2 Did not advance No results were provided for the prejudging round, with only the top six advancing.

Bowling

AthleteEventQualification / FinalRound robinSemifinalFinalBlock 1Block 2TotalRank12345678910111212345678TotalGrand totalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarco MorettiMen's singles19422520920819027321418024723624523526569Did not advanceJonaykel Conejo212215151269245191277230278160224164261613Did not advanceMarco MorettiJonaykel ConejoMen's doubles47744935343944243652548448637553434953495colspan=14 Ericka QuesadaWomen's singles258204166201167146216214194251142204236319Did not advanceViviana Delgado192224152172165188242154184203213202229123Did not advanceEricka QuesadaViviana DelgadoWomen's doubles362332423391383385413399352454403425472210colspan=14

Boxing

Costa Rica qualified two boxers (one man and one woman).

AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultEduardo SanchézMen's 64 kgL 1–3Did not advanceValeria CárdenasWomen's 51 kgL 0–5Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom Costa Rica qualified one male slalom athlete.

Key Note–Ranks given are within the heat Men Athlete(s)EventHeatSemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankAxel FonsecaK-191.66690.117 Q90.11797.46692.335Extreme K-11 Qcolspan=5 3Did not advance

Cycling

Costa Rica qualified seven cyclists (five men and two women).

BMX Men Freestyle AthleteEventSeedingFinalRun 1Run 2AverageRankRun 1Run 2BestRankKenneth TencioBMX freestyle80.00 79.17 79.58 477.00 62.00 77.00 5

Racing AthleteEventTime trialQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankPointsRankTime RankTimeRankMaikol CorderoBMX racing38.92722186Did not advance

Mountain biking AthleteEventFinalTimeRankAndrey FonsecaMen's cross-country1:31:007Carlos Herrera1:34:4013Milagro MenaWomen's cross-country1:35:478Adriana Rojas1:37:259

Road cycling Men AthleteEventFinalTimeRankPablo MudarraRoad race4:09:0214Time trial52:29.4719

Equestrian

Costa Rica qualified two equestrians.

Dressage AthleteHorseEventQualificationGrand Prix Freestyle /Intermediate I FreestyleGrand Prix /Prix St. GeorgesGrand Prix Special /Intermediate ITotalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankChrister EgerstromBello OrienteIndividual66.6471668.67610135.32312 Q72.36510Ronald MasisZar AG63.5293164.14725127.67627Did not advance

Fencing

Costa Rica qualified a 1 female fencer in the épée discipline.

Women AthleteEventPool RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalVictoriesSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKarina DynerFoil018Did not advance

Football

Costa Rica qualified a women's team (of 18 athletes).

Women's tournament

Roster The following players were called up for the 2019 Pan American Games.

Head coach: Amelia Valverde

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Golf

Costa Rica qualified two male golfers.

Men Athlete(s)EventFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalTo parRankPaul ChapletIndividual71 74 75 74 294 +10 =27José Méndez77 72 71 74294 +10 =27

Gymnastics

Costa Rica qualified four artistic gymnasts (two men and two women).

Artistic Men AthleteEventQualificationTotalRankFinalTotalRankFrancisco AcuñaIndividual all-around11.90010.950 12.050 13.25012.550 11.650 72.35027 Q11.000 10.200 12.100 13.350 12.450 11.500 70.600 23Francisco Ulate12.150 11.200 12.350 12.550 11.750 11.800 71.80028 Q11.85010.050 11.350 12.700 11.600 12.500 70.050 24

Women Individual Qualification AthleteEventQualificationTotalRankFinalTotalRankLuciana AlvaradoIndividual all-around13.350 11.35012.150 11.95048.80019 Q13.250 11.35012.450 11.40048.45013Heika del Sol Salas11.75012.700 10.90011.850 47.20026 Q12.35012.35010.20011.40046.30019

Judo

Costa Rica qualified one female judoka.

Women AthleteEventPreliminariesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDiana Brenes78 kgW 11S1–01S3L 00S2–01S2Did not advanceW 10–00S2W 10–00S3

Karate

Costa Rica qualified four athletes in the kata discipline (one man and three women).

Kata AthleteEventRound robinFinal / PointsRankOppositionResultRankRoy GatjensMen's individual kata23.124 Did not advanceFiorella CarballoMariana SanchezKylie SolisWomen's team kataDid not start

Racquetball

Costa Rica qualified three racquetball athletes (two men and one woman).

AthleteEventQualifyingRound robinRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankMatch 1Match 2Match 3RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultAndres AcuñaMen's singlesL 1–2W 2–13 Did not advanceFelipe CamachoW 2–1L 0–22 QL 0–2Did not advanceAndres AcuñaFelipe CamachoMen's doublesL 0–2W 2–0W 2–02 QW 2–0L 0–2Did not advanceAndres AcuñaFelipe CamachoMen's teamcolspan=4 W 2–0L 0–2Did not advanceMaricruz OrtizWomen's singlesW 2–1L 0–2L 0–23 Did not advance

Roller sports

Costa Rica qualified two men in the speed discipline.

Speed Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTime/PointsRankBayron Siles300 m time trialcolspan="4" 26.4899500 m44.4952 Q44.3883Did not advance Carlos Montoya10,000 m points racecolspan="4" EL (34 *Position is giving within the heat for the 500 m event

Shooting

Costa Rica qualified two male shooters in the rifle discipline.

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankRoberto Chamberlain10 metre air rifle597.626Did not advance50 metre rifle three positions112722Did not advanceEdgardo Sepulveda10 metre air rifle605.723Did not advance50 metre rifle three positions113021Did not advance

Surfing

Costa Rica qualified four surfers (three men and one woman) in the sport's debut at the Pan American Games.

Artistic AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Repechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Repechage 4Repechage 5Bronze medalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNoe McGonagleMen's openW 13.40–9.33 QW 15.40–12.27 QL 9.90–15.94Did not advancecolspan=3 L 12.50–13.40Did not advanceAnthony FillingimW 10.67–7.74 QW 7.67–7.17 QL 11.34–12.57 Did not advancecolspan=3 L 10.30–14.16Did not advanceAnthony FloresMen's longboard,L 9.27 Q,L 8.23Did not advanceL 7.94–12.43Did not advance

Race AthleteEventTimeRankValeria SalustriWomen's stand up paddleboard40:54.0 9

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatsFinalTimePositionTimePositionArnoldo Herrera100 m breaststroke1:07.1124 Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:24.9618 QBDid not startBryan Alvaréz100 m butterfly55.8016 QB55.5013200 m butterfly2:07.2319Did not advanceCristofer Lanuza10 km marathonalign=center rowspan=2 colspan=2 2:19:26.518

Women AthleteEventHeatsFinalTimePositionTimePositionDaniela Alfaro200 m butterfly2:18.8412 QB2:17.99 12200 m individual medley2:26.3915 QB2:27.18 15400 m individual medley5:17.1312 QB5:05.98 11

Taekwondo

Costa Rica qualified four taekwondo practitioners (two per gender).

Kyorugi AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultHeiner OviedoMen's 58 kgW 23–22L 10–30Did not advanceJuan SotoMen's 68 kgW 16–15L 17–30Did not advanceL 12–13=5Nishy Lee LindoWomen's 57 kgW 18–14L 8–23Did not advanceW 12–7Katherine AlvaradoWomen's 67 kgL 0–0Did not advance

Triathlon

Costa Rica qualified one female triathlete.

Men AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (8.88 km)TotalRankRaquel SolisIndividual19:590:581:31:20:2942:552:14:5119

Volleyball

Beach

Costa Rica qualified four beach volleyball athletes (two men and two women). Men AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankVictor AlpizarSebastian ValencianoMen'sL 0 – 2 (13-21, 14–21)L 0 – 2 (20-22, 8-21)L 0 – 2 (13-21, 16–21)4colspan=2 13-16th classification W 2-1 (19-21, 21–16, 15–12)13/14th place match L 0-2 (16-21, 14–21)14Marcela ArayaValeria ValencianoWomen'sW (21–15, 21–14)L (11–21, 11–21)W (21–18, 22–20)2 QW (21–14, 21–16)L (17–21, 14–21)5th-8th place classificationL (10–21, 9–21)7th place matchL (16–21, 20–22)8

Weightlifting

Costa Rica qualified four weightlifters (two men and two women). However, only three were entered (two men and one woman).

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankMario ArayaMen's 109 kg120 16156 1627616Henry CerdasMen's 109 kg109 8153 82628Laura ZamoraWomen's 64 kg6611851115111

Wrestling

Costa Rica qualified one male in the freestyle discipline.

Men's freestyle AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage Final / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMaxwell Lacey97 kgL 2–12Did not advance

See also Costa Rica at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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