Costa Rica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Claudia Poll won the nation's first ever gold medal. This was Costa Rica's second Olympic medal in 10 Olympic appearances. The only previous one, a silver medal, was won by Claudia's sister Silvia Poll at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Claudia Poll Swimming Women's 200 metre freestyle 21 July
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Costa Rica at the 1996 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Canoeing 1 1 2Cycling 1 0 1Diving 0 1 1Judo 2 0 2Swimming 1 2 3 Total 6 5 11
Athletics
Men Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankJosé Luis MolinaMarathoncolspan=62:17:4924
Women Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankZoila Stewart400 metres52.6633Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom
AthleteEventRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankRoger MadrigalMen's K-1180.3430219.9740180.3439Gilda MontenegroWomen's K-1371.9728265.9324265.9328
Cycling
Mountain biking
AthleteEventTimeRankJosé Andrés Brenes Men's cross-country2:25:516
Diving
Women AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankDaphne Hernández3 metre springboard151.1130Did not advance10 metre platform217.7726Did not advance
Judo
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHenry Núñez–71 kgLDid not advanceRonny Gómez–95 kgLDid not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankJuan José Madrigal100 m breaststroke1:05.4734Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankMelissa Mata200 m butterfly2:23.8933Did not advanceClaudia Poll200 m freestyle1:59.872 FA1:58.16400 m freestyle4:12.076 FA4:10.005
See also Costa Rica at the 1995 Pan American Games
Notes
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database