Costa Rica at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica at the Olympic Games
Flag of Costa Rica IOC code  CRC NOC Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica Website www.concrc.org (Spanish)
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors	11 (6 men and 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Henry Nuñez
Medals Rank: 49	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 1
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Costa Rica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Claudia Poll won the nation's first ever gold medal.

Medalists

Gold

• Claudia Poll — Swimming, Women's 200m Freestyle

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Marathon

• José Luis Molina — 2:17.49 (→ 24th place)

Women's 400 meters

• Zoila Stewart
  • Heat — 52.66 (→ did not advance)

Canoeing

Men's Kayak Singles Slalom

• Roger Madrigal

Women's Kayak Singles Slalom

• Gilda Montenegro

Cycling

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

• José Andres Brenes
  • Final — 2:25:51 (→ 6th place)

Diving

Women's 3m Springboard

• Daphne Hernández
  • Preliminary Heat — 151.11 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 10m Platform

• Daphne Hernández
  • Preliminary Heat — 217.77 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Judo

Men's Lightweight

• Henry Nuñez

Men's Half-Heavyweight

• Ronny Gómez

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Juan José Madrigal
  • Preliminary Heat – 1:05.47 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Claudia Poll
  • Preliminary Heat – 1:59.87
  • Final – 1:58.16 (→ Gold Medal)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Claudia Poll
  • Preliminary Heat – 4:12.07
  • Final – 4:10.00 (→ 5th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Melissa Mata

See also

• Costa Rica at the 1995 Pan American Games

References

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database