# Costa Rica at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1936.
Costa Rican Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica) selected a squad of 11 athletes, six men and five women, to compete in six different sports at the Games. This was approximately the same contingent size as the previous Games, with the addition of two female athletes and the difference of two males. Among the sports represented by the athletes, Costa Rica marked its Olympic debut in beach volleyball.
Nearly half of the Costa Rican roster had competed in London 2012, with sprinter Nery Brenes leading the athletes as the most experienced member and the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony at his third Games.
For the fourth consecutive time, Costa Rica left Rio de Janeiro without a single Olympic medal. Unable to reach the final, Brenes was the only athlete to produce a best finish for the Costa Rican squad at the Games, placing sixth each in the semifinal heat of both the men's 200 and 400 metres.

## Athletics (track and field)

Costa Rican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Nery Brenes | Men's 200 m | 20.20 | 1 Q | 20.33 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nery Brenes | Men's 400 m | 45.53 | 2 Q | 45.02 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sharolyn Scott | Women's 400 m hurdles | 58.27 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Roberto Sawyers | Men's hammer throw | 70.08 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Road

Costa Rica has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 5 national ranking in the 2015 UCI America Tour.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Andrey Amador | Men's road race | 6:30:05 | 54 |
| Milagro Mena | Women's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |

### Mountain biking

Costa Rica has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of a top two national finish, not yet qualified, at the 2015 Pan American Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Andrey Fonseca | Men's cross-country | 1:44:54 | 33 |

## Judo

Costa Rica has qualified one judoka for the men's lightweight category (73 kg) at the Games. Miguel Murillo earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region as highest-ranked Costa Rican judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Miguel Murillo | Men's −73 kg | Bye | Ono (JPN) L 000–100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Costa Rica has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send a female swimmer to the Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Marie Laura Meza | Women's 100 m butterfly | 1:02.01 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

Costa Rica has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Leonardo Chacón was ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the men's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of 15 May 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Leonardo Chacón | Men's | 18:11 | 0:48 | 55:43 | 0:38 | 33:46 | 1:49.06 | 30 |

## Volleyball
### Beach

Costa Rica women's beach volleyball team qualified directly for the Olympics by winning the final match over Mexico at the 2016 NORCECA Continental Cup in Guaymas, Mexico, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Nathalia Alfaro Karen Cope | Women's | Pool F Bawden – Clancy (AUS) L 0 – 2 (15–21, 14–21) Meppelink – van Iersel (NED) L 0 – 2 (16–21, 16–21) Agudo – Pérez (VEN) L 0 – 2 (16–21, 19–21) | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |