Costa Rica competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Silvia Poll won the nation's first Olympic medal, a silver.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate Swimming Women's 200 metre freestyle 21 September

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Costa Rica at the 1988 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 3 1 4Boxing 1 – 1Judo 1 – 1Shooting 1 0 1Swimming 2 6 8Weightlifting 1 – 1 Total 9 7 16

Athletics

Men Track and road events

AthleteEventFinalTimeRankJuan AmoresMarathon2:24:4945Ronald Lanzoni2:23:4540Luis López2:32:4368

Women Track and road events

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMaureen Stewart800 metres2:08.1726Did not advance

Boxing

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHumberto ArandaWelterweightW RSC R2L 1–4Did not advance

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHenry Núñez71 kgL KokaDid not advance

Shooting

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankMariano Lara10 m air pistol56342Did not advance

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankEric Greenwood100 m backstroke1:03.1145Did not advance200 m backstroke2:15.4235Did not advance200 m individual medley2:15.6443Did not advanceHorst Niehaus100 m backstroke1:01.9142Did not advance200 m backstroke2:12.8334Did not advance200 m individual medley2:16.1644Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatsFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankNatasha Aguilar200 m freestyle2:10.2234Did not advanceMarcela Cuesta100 m butterfly1:07.6633Did not advanceMontserrat Hidalgo100 m breaststroke1:18.4236Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:44.7237Did not advanceCarolina Mauri50 m freestyle27.9633Did not advance100 m freestyle1:00.1441Did not advanceSigrid Niehaus100 m breaststroke1:16.6535Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:45.3538Did not advanceSylvia Poll100 m freestyle56.165 FA55.905200 m freestyle1:59.222 FA1:58.67100 m backstroke1:03.216 FA1:03.346Natasha AguilarMarcela CuestaCarolina MauriSylvia Poll4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:59.6712Did not advanceSylvia PollSigrid NiehausMarcela CuestaCarolina Mauri4 × 100 m medley relay4:31.7515Did not advance

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankRafael Elizondo82.5 kg117.518147.516265.016

Notes

References

Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database