Costa Rica at the Olympics

Costa Rica was first at the Olympic Games in 1936

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Costa Rica was COS. It is now CRC."Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 90 [PDF p. 91 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.

History
Teams from Costa Rica have been in every Summer Olympic Games since 1964.  Costa Rica has been in several Winter Olympic Games since 1980.

Costa Rican athletes have won a total of four medals, all by Silvia Poll and Claudia Poll in swimming.

The National Olympic Committee for Costa Rica was formed in 1953 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1954.

List of medals
Medals by Summer Games
GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 1936 Berlin  1  0  0  0  0  – 1948 London  did not participate 1952 Helsinki  1956 Melbourne  1960 Rome  1964 Tokyo  2  0  0  0  0  – 1968 Mexico City  20  0  0  0  0  – 1972 Munich  3  0  0  0  0  – 1976 Montreal  5  0  0  0  0  – 1980 Moscow  32  0  0  0  0  – 1984 Los Angeles  30  0  0  0  0  – 1988 Seoul  15  0  1  0  1  36 1992 Barcelona  16  0  0  0  0  – 1996 Atlanta  11  1  0  0  1  49 2000 Sydney  7  0  0  2  2  69 2004 Athens  20  0  0  0  0  – 2008 Beijing  8  0  0  0  0  – 2012 London  11  0  0  0  0  – Total  1  1  2  4  89

Medals by Winter Games
GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank 1980 Lake Placid  1  0  0  0  0  – 1984 Sarajevo  3  0  0  0  0  – 1988 Calgary  2  0  0  0  0  – 1992 Albertville  4  0  0  0  0  – 1994 Lillehammer  did not participate 1998 Nagano  2002 Salt Lake City  1  0  0  0  0  – 2006 Turin  1  0  0  0  0  – 2010 Vancouver  did not participate Total  0  0  0  0  –

List of medalists
 Medal Name Games Sport Event   Silvia Poll   1988 Seoul  25px Swimming  Women's 200 m freestyle   Claudia Poll   1996 Atlanta  25px Swimming  Women's 200 m freestyle   Claudia Poll   2000 Sydney  25px Swimming  Women's 200 m freestyle   Claudia Poll   2000 Sydney  25px Swimming  Women's 400 m freestyle

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

References

 Other websites 
  Costa Rica profile at London2012.com 
 Costa Rica at Olympic.org

Olympics
Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:National sports teams of Costa Rica