# Costa Rica at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The Costa Rican contingent comprised 29 competitors in five sports. Maria del Milagro Paris, a swimmer, was the only woman among Costa Rican competitors.

## Results by event
### Archery

In its second archery competition at the Olympics, Costa Rica again entered two men.
Men's Individual Competition:
* Juan Wedel — 2146 points (→ 35th place)
* Jorge Murillo — 2127 points (→ 36th place)

### Football
#### Preliminary round (group D)

July 21, 1980 Costa Rica - Iraq 0-3 (0-1) Republican Stadium, Kyiv
July 23, 1980 Yugoslavia - Costa Rica 3-2 (2-1) Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
July 25, 1980 Finland - Costa Rica 3-0 (1-0) Republican Stadium, Kyiv

#### Final standings group D

* Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 ( 6- 3) 5 *
* Iraq 3 1 2 0 ( 4- 1) 4 *
* Finland 3 1 1 1 ( 3- 2) 3
* Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 ( 2- 9) 0
* Qualified for quarter-finals

#### Team roster

Head coach: Antonio Moyano
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
| 1 | GK | Julio Morales | May 23, 1957 | 23 | ? | C.S. Cartaginés | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Javier Masís | April 16, 1953 | 27 | ? | Deportivo Saprissa | 3 | 0 | 249 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Ricardo García | Jul 31, 1955 | 24 | ? | Puntarenas | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Carlos Toppings | Apr 7, 1953 | 27 | ? | Puntarenas | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Carlos Jiménez | Jun 27, 1954 | 26 | ? | C.S. Cartaginés | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Dennis Marshall | Dec 18, 1959 | 20 | ? | ML Limón | 2 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MD | Francisco Hernández | Jul 11,1949 | 31 | ? | Deportivo Saprissa | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MD | Tomás Velásquez | Dec 16, 1957 | 22 | ? | Puntarenas | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jorge White | Nov 12, 1957 | 22 | ? | LD Alajuelense | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MD | Róger Alvarez | Nov 13, 1952 | 27 | ? | Herediano | 3 | 0 | 160 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Marvin Obando | Apr 4, 1960 | 20 | ? | Herediano | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Minor Alpízar | Sep 27, 1959 | 20 | ? | Ramonense | 2 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MD | William Avila | Oct 27, 1956 | 23 | ? | San Carlos | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Omar Arroyo | May 22, 1955 | 25 | ? | Alajuelense | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Luis Fernández | Apr 02, 1953 | 20 | ? | Deportivo Saprissa | 1 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MD | Herberth Quesada | Sep 28, 1959 | 20 | ? | C.S. Cartaginés | 2 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | Carlos Bismark Duarte | | | ? | Puntarenas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Judo

Men's 60 kg (Extra-Lightweight)
* Ronny Sanabria (13th place)
Men's 65 kg (Half-Lightweight)
* Alvaro Sanabria (=19th place)
Men's 71 kg (Lightweight)
* Manuel Chavez (=19th place)

### Shooting

Mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol
* Marco Hidalgo (=31st place)
Mixed 50 metre pistol
* Mariano Lara (26th place); Rodrigo Ruiz (29th place)
Mixed 50 metre rifle prone
* Roger Cartín (53th place); Mauricio Alvarado (54th place)
Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Mixed 50 metre rifle three positions
* Mauricio Alvarado (38th place); Roger Cartín (39th place)
Skeet
* Álvaro Guardia (=44th place)

### Swimming

Women's 100m Butterfly
* Maria del Milagro Paris
** Final — 1.02,89 (→ 7th place)