Costa Rica at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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| Costa Rica at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | CRC |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica |
| Website | www |
| in Barcelona | |
| Competitors | 16 (11 men, 5 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Alvaro Guardia[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Costa Rica competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 16 competitors, 11 men and 5 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports. They did not win any medals.[2]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Canoeing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 16 |
Archery
In its third archery competition at the Olympics, and first since 1980, Costa Rica entered a female archer for the first time. She did not advance to the elimination rounds.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Patricia Obregon
- Ranking round — 57th place (0-0)
Athletics
Men's 100m metres
- Henry Daley Colphon
- Heat — 11.11 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
- José Luis Molina
- Heat — 14:09.22 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Miguel Angel Vargas
- Heat — 30:13.06 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Luis Lopez — 2:30.26 (→ 65th place)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Alex Foster
- Heat — 52.93 (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's Marathon
- Vilma Peña — 3:03.34 (→ 33rd place)
Canoeing
Men's Kayak Singles Slalom
Women's Kayak Singles Slalom
Fencing
Shooting
Mixed Skeet
Swimming
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Silvia Poll
- Heat – 1:02.88
- B-Final – 1:03.57 (→ 15th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Silvia Poll
- Heat – 2:11.66
- Final – 2:12.97 (→ 7th place)
See also
References
- ^ "Flagbearers for Costa Rica". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Costa Rica at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
- ^ Costa Rica at the 1992 Summer Olympics
External links
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