# Costa Rica at the 2015 Pan American Games

Costa Rica competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Track and field athlete Roberto Sawyers was named the flagbearer of the country at the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

The following table lists Costa Rica's delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Beach volleyball | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bowling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boxing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football (soccer) | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Golf | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Racquetball | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Roller sports | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Synchronized swimming | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 45 | 77 |

## Medalists

The following competitors from Costa Rica won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | David Jimenez | Boxing | Men's Flyweight | July 23 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medals by day :
| Day | | | | Total |
| July 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Archery

Costa Rica qualified one female archer based on its performance at the 2014 Pan American Championships.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Gloriana Bermudez Moreno | Individual | 579 | 26th | L Brito (VEN) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

Costa Rica qualified nine athletes (seven men and two women).

### Key

* Note – Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
* 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
* PB = Personal best
* SB = Seasonal best
* NM = No mark
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event

### Track

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Gary Robinson | 200 m | 21.28 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nery Brenes | 400 m | — | — | 45.85 | 3 Q | 44.85 SB | 4 |
| Georman Rivas | 1500 m | — | — | — | — | 3:51.46 PB | 12 |
| Alvaro Sanabria | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | 31:41.77 | 11 |
| Gerald Drummond | 400 m hurdles | — | — | 53.47 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nery Brenes Gary Robinson Gerald Drummond Jarlex Lynch Allen | 4 × 400 metres relay | — | — | 3:05.11 NR | 8 q | 3:05.21 | 8 |

### Field

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
| Roberto Sawyers | hammer throw | 70.95 | 7 |

### Track

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sharolyn Josephs | 100 m | 11.46 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sharolyn Josephs | 200 m | 23.70 NR | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sharolyn Scott | 400 metres hurdles | — | — | 58.30 SB | 8 Q | 58.65 | 7 |

## Beach volleyball

Costa Rica qualified a women's pair for a total of two athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Elimination round | Quarterfinals | 5th to 8th place | 7th place | 7th place |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Nathalia Alfaro Karen Cope | Women's | Mardones – Rivas (CHI) W 2–1 (16–21, 21–14, 15–11) | Machado – Rodríguez (NIC) W 2–0 (21–15, 21–9) | Maestrini – Horta (BRA) L 1–2 (11–21, 21–18, 6–15) | Candelas – Revuelta (MEX) W 2–0 (21–18, 21–11) | Humana-Paredes – Pischke (CAN) L 0–2 (12–21, 12–21) | Galindo – Galindo (COL) L 1–2 (13–21, 21–19, 12–15) | Gómez – Nieto (URU) L 0–2 (15–21, 12–21) | 8 |

## Boxing

Costa Rica qualified four male boxers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| David Jimenez | Flyweight | Bye | Huitzil (MEX) W 3–0 | Vargas (USA) L 1–2 | Did not advance | |
| Eduardo Sanchez Ramirez | Light welterweight | Romero (GUA) W 2–1 | Arcon (VEN) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Jason Ramírez | Middleweight | Drolet (CAN) W 2–1 | López (CUB) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| Jose Moya Hernandez | Light heavyweight | Bye | Romero (MEX) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

Costa Rica qualified the following boats:
| Athlete(s) | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Luis Mendez Rojas | Men's C-1 | DNF | 8 | 213.67 | 8 | 213.67 | 8 | 274.88 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arnaldo Cespedes Perez | Men's K-1 | 166.17 | 8 | 101.14 | 5 | 101.14 | 5 | 116.42 | 6 | 106.98 | 5 |

## Cycling

Costa Rica qualified seven cyclists (one man and six women).

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Andrey Fonseca | Men's cross-country | 1:37:56 | 8 |
| Adriana Rojas | Women's cross-country | 1:45:20 | 12 |

### Road
#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Edith Guillén | Road race | 2:07:53 | 17 |
| Milagro Mena Solano | Road race | 2:07:55 | 26 |
| María Vargas | Road race | 2:07:55 | 33 |

### Track
#### Team pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | First round | First round | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Time | Rank | Opponent Time | Rank |
| Edith Guillén Paula Herrera Hernandez Marcela Rubiano Maria Vargas Barrientos | Women's team pursuit | 5:07.156 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Scratch race | Scratch race | Individual pursuit | Individual pursuit | Elimination race | Elimination race | Time trial | Time trial | Flying lap | Flying lap | Points race | Points race | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Total points | Rank |
| Marcela Rubiano | Women's omnium | 12 | -40 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 18 | DNS | 0 | DNF | DNF |

## Equestrian

Costa Rica qualified a full dressage team of four athletes, however only 3 were selected to compete.

### Dressage

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Total | Score | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Anne Egerstrom | Amorino | Individual | 66.053 | 25 | 63.552 | 28 | 129.605 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christer Egerstrom | Bello Oriente | Individual | 66.790 | 22 | 66.658 | 23 Q | 133.448 | — | — | 68.675 | 20 |
| Michelle Batalla Navarro | Vivi Light | Individual | 61.868 | 35 | 62.026 | 33 | 123.894 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anne Egerstrom Christer Egerstrom Michelle Batalla Navarro | See above | Team | 194.711 | 9 | — | — | — | 192.236 | 9 | 386.947 | 9 |

## Fencing

Costa Rica qualified 1 fencer (1 woman).
| Athlete | Event | Pool Round | Pool Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Victories | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Dirley Yepes | Women's Épée | 2 | 9 | Violeta Ramírez Peguero (DOM) L 12–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Football

Costa Rica's women's football team (of 18 athletes) qualified to compete at the games after winning the Central American qualifying tournament.

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

Head coach: Amelia Valverde
The following players are on the roster for the 2015 Pan American Games.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Dinnia Díaz | (1988-01-14)14 January 1988 (aged 27) | 21 | 0 | UD Moravia |
| 18 | 1GK | Yirlania Arroyo | (1986-05-28)28 May 1986 (aged 29) | 40 | 0 | Sky Blue FC |
| 5 | 2DF | Diana Sáenz | (1989-04-15)15 April 1989 (aged 26) | 48 | 0 | Univ. of South Florida |
| 6 | 2DF | Carol Sánchez | (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 29) | 33 | 2 | UD Moravia |
| 7 | 4FW | Melissa Herrera | (1996-10-10)10 October 1996 (aged 18) | 20 | 12 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 10 | 3MF | Shirley Cruz (c) | (1985-08-28)28 August 1985 (aged 29) | 60 | 21 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 11 | 4FW | Raquel Rodríguez | (1993-10-28)28 October 1993 (aged 21) | 37 | 24 | Pennsylvania State Univ. |
| 12 | 2DF | Lixy Rodríguez | (1990-11-04)4 November 1990 (aged 24) | 47 | 2 | L.D. Alajuelense |
| 14 | 4FW | Fernanda Barrantes | (1989-04-12)12 April 1989 (aged 26) | 23 | 21 | UD Moravia |
| 15 | 3MF | Cristín Granados | (1989-08-19)19 August 1989 (aged 25) | 53 | 10 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 16 | 3MF | Katherine Alvarado | (1991-04-11)11 April 1991 (aged 24) | 47 | 18 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 20 | 4FW | Wendy Acosta | (1989-12-19)19 December 1989 (aged 25) | 38 | 18 | UD Moravia |
| 3 | 3MF | Gloriana Villalobos | (1999-08-20)20 August 1999 (aged 15) | 12 | 2 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 4 | 2DF | Mariana Benavides | (1994-12-26)26 December 1994 (aged 20) | 12 | 4 | C.S. Herediano |
| 8 | 2DF | Daniela Cruz | (1991-03-08)8 March 1991 (aged 24) | 33 | 6 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 9 | 4FW | Carolina Venegas | (1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 23) | 35 | 15 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 17 | 4FW | Karla Villalobos | (1989-07-16)16 July 1989 (aged 25) | 9 | 6 | C.S. Herediano |
| 19 | 2DF | Fabiola Sánchez | (1993-04-09)9 April 1993 (aged 22) | 10 | 3 | Martin Methodist Redhawks |

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Medal round |
| 2 | Canada (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | Medal round |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | |
* 2015 Pan American Games 5th
* Costa Rica

## Golf

Costa Rica qualified one male golfer.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | To Par | Rank |
| José Méndez | Individual | 78 | 87 | 78 | 73 | 316 | +28 | =31 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic

Costa Rica qualified one male gymnast.

#### Individual Qualification

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Tarik Soto Byfield | Qualification | 12.700 | 12.900 | 12.800 | 14.600 | 12.000 | 11.700 | 76.700 | 22 Q | 13.700 | 13.250 | 11.900 | 14.750 | 13.300 | 13.650 | 80.550 | 13 |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

## Judo

Costa Rica qualified one woman judoka.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kenia Rodríguez | +78 kg | Idalys Ortiz (CUB) L 0001–1000 | Did not advance | Leidi German (DOM) L 0003–0000 | Did not advance | =7 |

## Modern pentathlon

Costa Rica qualified 1 male athlete.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Fencing (Épée One Touch) | Fencing (Épée One Touch) | Fencing (Épée One Touch) | Swimming (200m Freestyle) | Swimming (200m Freestyle) | Swimming (200m Freestyle) | Riding (Show Jumping) | Riding (Show Jumping) | Riding (Show Jumping) | Shooting/Running (10 m Air Pistol/3000m) | Shooting/Running (10 m Air Pistol/3000m) | Shooting/Running (10 m Air Pistol/3000m) | Total Points | Final Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Total Points | Final Rank |
| Fabián Ramírez | Men's | 9 | 162 | =24 | 2:15.51 | 294 | 21 | 37 | 263 | 19 | 15:06.52 | 394 | 24 | 1114 | 20 |

## Racquetball

Costa Rica qualified a team of three men.

## Roller sports

Costa Rica qualified two athletes (one male and one female) in the speed competitions. Originally the country had qualified two female athletes in the speed events, but ultimately it chose to only send one.

### Speed

| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time/Points | Rank |
| Carlos Montoya | Men's 200 m time trial | — | — | 17.621 | 9 |
| Carlos Montoya | Men's 500 m | 39.635 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carlos Montoya | Men's 10,000 m points race | — | — | 4 | 6 |
| Jennifer Monterrey | Women's 200 m time trial | — | — | 19.848 | 9 |
| Jennifer Monterrey | Women's 500 m | 44.664 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jennifer Monterrey | Women's 10,000 m points race | — | — | Did not start | Did not start |

## Shooting

Costa Rica received a wildcard to enter one male shooter.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Roberto Chamberlain | 50 metre rifle prone | 611.5 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Costa Rica qualified five swimmers (3 male and 2 female).

### Key

* Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
* FB = Qualified for the B Final
* DNS = Did not start

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Esteban Araya | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:24.88 | 19 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Esteban Araya | 200 metre individual medley | 2:09.14 | 17 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Esteban Araya | 400 metre individual medley | 4:31.52 | 15 FB | 4:33.80 | 16 |
| Rodolfo Sanchez Perez | 10 km open water | — | — | 2:13:47.5 | 15 |
| Cristopher Segura | 10 km open water | — | — | 2:11:42.5 | 14 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Marie Meza | 50 metre freestyle | 26.74 | 19 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Marie Meza | 100 metre freestyle | 58.89 | 22 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Marie Meza | 100 metre butterfly | 1:01.01 | 9 FB | DNS | DNS |
| Maria Astorga Perez | 10 km open water | — | — | 2:21:40.8 | 16 |

## Synchronized swimming

Costa Rica qualified a duet of two athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Technical Routine | Technical Routine | Free Routine (Final) | Free Routine (Final) | Free Routine (Final) | Free Routine (Final) |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total points | Rank |
| Fiorella Calvo Natalia Jenkis | Women's duet | 67.5680 | 10 | 70.2333 | 10th | 137.1813 | 10 |

## Taekwondo

Costa Rica qualified a team of one female athlete.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Katherine Alvarado | Women's -67kg | Yosselyn Molina (HON) W 5–1 | Katherine Dumar (COL) W 8–2 | Victoria Heredia (MEX) L 2–3 | — | Daima Villalon (CUB) L 3–9 | Did not advance | 5 |

## Tennis

Costa Rica qualified one athlete in the men's singles event.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Julian Saborio | Singles | Turcios (HON) W (6–3, 7–5) | Barrientos (COL) L (6–4, 2–6, 2–6) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

Costa Rica qualified two triathletes, one per gender.
| Athlete | Event | Total | Rank |
| Leonardo Chacón | Men's individual | 1:49:52 | 9 |
| Alia Cardinale | Women's individual | 2:03:06 | 16 |

## Weightlifting

Costa Rica qualified a team of 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Christopher Linton | Men's 94 kg | 127 | 11 | 167 | 11 | 294 | 11 |
| Daysi Hutchinson | Women's 75 kg | 90 | 6 | 110 | 6 | 200 | 6 |

## Wrestling

Costa Rica received one wildcard.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze medal match | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Johnathan Scott | 74 kg | Bye | Blanco (ECU) L 0–10 | Did not advance | Bye | Sarco (VEN) L 0–10 | Did not advance |