# Costa Rica at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Its contingent of 20 competitors in 6 sports did not win any medals.

## Cycling
### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| José Adrián Bonilla | Men's cross-country | 2:27:13 | 26 |
| Karen Matamoros | Women's cross-country | LAP (1 lap) | 23 |

## Football
### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the Costa Rican squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Rodrigo Kenton
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | 2004 club |
| 1 | 1GK | Victor Bolivar | (1983-09-03)3 September 1983 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Municipal Liberia |
| 2 | 2DF | Michael Rodriguez | (1981-12-30)30 December 1981 (aged 22) | 0 | 1 | Alajuelense |
| 3 | 2DF | Pablo Salazar | (1982-11-21)21 November 1982 (aged 21) | 0 | 2 | LD Alajuelense |
| 4 | 2DF | Michael Umaña | (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Herediano |
| 5 | 2DF | Roy Myrie | (1982-08-21)21 August 1982 (aged 21) | 0 | 3 | Alajuelense |
| 6 | 4FW | Whayne Wilson* | (1975-09-07)7 September 1975 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | Cartaginés |
| 7 | 4FW | Erick Scott | (1981-05-29)29 May 1981 (aged 23) | 0 | 10 | Columbus Crew |
| 8 | 3MF | José Luis López | (1981-03-31)31 March 1981 (aged 23) | 0 | 2 | Herediano |
| 9 | 3MF | Pablo Brenes | (1982-08-04)4 August 1982 (aged 22) | 0 | 1 | MetroStars |
| 10 | 3MF | Warren Granados | (1981-12-06)6 December 1981 (aged 22) | 0 | 3 | Alajuelense |
| 11 | 4FW | Álvaro Saborío | (1982-03-25)25 March 1982 (aged 22) | 0 | 11 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 12 | 3MF | Leonardo Araya | (1982-02-15)15 February 1982 (aged 22) | 0 | 1 | Santos de Guápiles |
| 13 | 2DF | Daniel Vallejos | (1981-05-27)27 May 1981 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Herediano |
| 14 | 2DF | José Villalobos | (1981-06-05)5 June 1981 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Cartaginés |
| 15 | 2DF | Júnior Díaz | (1983-09-12)12 September 1983 (aged 20) | 0 | 4 | Herediano |
| 16 | 3MF | Carlos Hernández | (1982-04-09)9 April 1982 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Alajuelense |
| 17 | 4FW | Jairo Arrieta | (1983-08-25)25 August 1983 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | Brujas |
| 18 | 1GK | Neighel Drummond | (1982-02-02)2 February 1982 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Alajuelense |
* Over-aged player.

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |

#### Quarterfinal
## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| David Fernández | Men's −60 kg | Aburto (MEX) L 0000–0002 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Grettel Barboza | 10 m air pistol | 368 | =35 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Claudia Poll | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.50 | 2 Q | 1:59.79 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Claudia Poll | 400 m freestyle | 4:09.75 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Taekwondo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kristopher Moitland | Men's +80 kg | Sanon (HAI) W 3–2 | Gentil (FRA) L (−1)–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |