Costa Rica at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Sporting event delegation

Costa Rica at the
1996 Summer Olympics

IOC code| CRC
NOC| Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Website| www.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in Atlanta
Competitors| 11 (6 men and 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer | Henry Núñez[1]
Medals
Ranked 49th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

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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.[2] 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

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Claudia Poll | Swimming | Women's 200 metre freestyle | 21 July

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2
Canoeing | 1 | 1 | 2
Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1
Diving | 0 | 1 | 1
Judo | 2 | 0 | 2
Swimming | 1 | 2 | 3
Total | 6 | 5 | 11

## Results by event

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### Athletics

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Men's Marathon

* José Luis Molina -- 2:17.49 (→ 24th place)

Women's 400 meters

* Zoila Stewart
* Heat -- 52.66 (→ did not advance)

### Canoeing

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Men's Kayak Singles Slalom

* Roger Madrigal

Women's Kayak Singles Slalom

* Gilda Montenegro

### Cycling

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#### Mountain Bike

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Men's Cross Country

* José Andres Brenes
* Final -- 2:25:51 (→ 6th place)

### Diving

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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

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Men's Lightweight

* Henry Núñez

Men's Half-Heavyweight

* Ronny Gómez

### Swimming

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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

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* Costa Rica at the 1995 Pan American Games

## Notes

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1. ^ "Henry Núñez". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
2. ^ "Claudia Poll first Costa Rican Olympic gold medalist, International Women's Day". Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
3. ^ Costa Rica at the 1996 Summer Olympics

## References

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* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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