Costa Rica at the 2023 Pan American Games
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Costa Rica at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | CRC |
| NOC | Costa Rican Olympic Committee |
| in Santiago, Chile 20 October 2023 – 5 November 2023 | |
| Competitors | 56 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Andrés Acuña & Nishy Lee Lindo |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Andrea Vargas |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
|
| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Costa Rica is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Costa Rica's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every Games except 1963.
Racquetball athlete Andrés Acuña and taekwondo athlete Nishy Lee Lindo were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[1] Meanwhile, track athlete Andrea Vargas was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
The following Costa Rican competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Andrea Vargas | Athletics | Women's 100 metres hurdles | November 1 |
 Silver | Jennifer Kalmbach | Surfing | Women's SUP race | October 30 |
 Bronze | Andrés Acuña Gabriel Garcia | Racquetball | Men's doubles | October 23 |
| Bronze | Maricruz Ortiz | Racquetball | Women's singles | October 23 |
| Bronze | Leilani McGonagle | Surfing | Women's shortboard | October 30 |
| Bronze | Lia Reyes Días | Surfing | Women's longboard | October 30 |
| Bronze | Marco Moretti Juan Rodríguez | Bowling | Men's doubles | November 2 |
| Bronze | Daniela Rojas | Athletics | Women's 400 metres hurdles | November 3 |
| Bronze | Marco Moretti | Bowling | Men's singles | November 5 |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic swimming | N/a | 2 | 2 |
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Basque pelota | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Cycling | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Football | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Judo | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Racquetball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Roller sports | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Surfing | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 47 | 69 |
Artistic swimming
Costa Rica qualified a team of two artistic swimmers at the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games.
| Athlete | Event | Technical Routine | Free Routine (Final) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total Points | Rank | ||
| Andrea Maroto Raquel Zuñiga |
Women's duet | ||||||
Badminton
Costa Rica qualified one male athlete.[2][3]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| Gianpiero Cavallotti | Singles |  Henry Huebla Leon (ECU) |
Basque pelota
Costa Rica qualified a female pelotari through the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament.[4]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Match 4 | Rank | |||||
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | ||||
| María Fernanda Araya | Frontball | ||||||||
Boxing
Costa Rica qualified four female boxers.
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Valeria Cárdenas | Women's –50 kg | ||||
| Nicole Barrantes | Women's –54 kg | ||||
| Pamela Sánchez | Women's –60 kg | ||||
| Nicole Vega | Women's –66 kg | ||||
Cycling
Costa Rica qualified a total of 10 cyclists (six men and four women).[5]
BMX
- Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Kenneth Tencio | Men | ||||
Mountain biking
Costa Rica qualified 4 athletes at the 2023 Pan American Championships.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Quesada | Men's Cross-country | ||
| Paolo Montoya | |||
| Adriana Rojas | Women's Cross-country | ||
| Isabella Gómez |
Road
Costa Rica qualified 1 road cyclist after winning the event in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.[7] Costa Rica qualified 1 cyclist at the Central American Championships.[8] Costa Rica also qualified 3 cyclists at the Pan American Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Rojas | Men's road race | ||
| Jason Huertas | |||
| Sebastián Brenes | |||
| Milagro Mena | Women's road race | ||
| Yendry Quesada |
Track
Costa Rica qualified a female track cyclist.
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Repechage 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Opposition Time |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Women's individual | |||||||||
Football
Women's tournament
Costa Rica qualified a women's team of 18 athletes after finishing as the top ranked Central American team at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.[9]
- Summary
Key:
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Costa Rica women's | Women's tournament | |||||||
Gymnastics
Artistic
Costa Rica qualified three gymnasts in artistic (one man and two women) at the 2023 Pan American Championships.[7]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Total | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
| Individual all-around | |||||||||
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | UB | BB | F | ||||
| Individual all-around | |||||||
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final
Rhythmic
Costa Rica qualified one individual gymnast.[7]
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball | Clubs | Hoop | Ribbon | Score | Rank | ||
| All-around | |||||||
| Ball | N/a | ||||||
| Clubs | N/a | N/a | |||||
| Hoop | N/a | N/a | |||||
| Ribbon | N/a | ||||||
Judo
Costa Rica has qualified 2 judokas (one man and one woman).[10]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Men's 60 kg | |||||||
| Women's 70 kg | |||||||
Racquetball
Costa Rica qualified four racquetball athletes (two men and two women).[11]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Andrés Acuña | Men's singles | |||||||||
| Gabriel García | ||||||||||
| Andrés Acuña Gabriel García |
Men's doubles | |||||||||
| Andrés Acuña Gabriel García |
Men's team | N/a | ||||||||
| Maricruz Ortíz | Women's singles | |||||||||
| Jimena Gómez | ||||||||||
| Maricruz Ortíz Jimena Gómez |
Women's doubles | |||||||||
| Maricruz Ortíz Jimena Gómez |
Women's team | N/a | ||||||||
| Andrés Acuña Maricruz Ortíz |
Mixed doubles | |||||||||
Roller sports
Speed
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Marlon Oreamuno | Men's 200 m time trial | ||||||
| Men's 500 m | |||||||
| Sebastián Cordero | Men's 1000 m sprint | ||||||
| Men's 10,000 m elimination | N/a | ||||||
Rowing
Costa Rica qualified a female rower.[12][13]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final A/B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Single sculls | |||||||||
Surfing
Costa Rica qualified eight surfers (four men and four women).[14]
- Artistic
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Repechage 4 | Repechage 5 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Oscar Urbina | Men's shortboard | |||||||||||
| Leilani McGonagle | Women's shortboard | |||||||||||
| Nataly Bernold | ||||||||||||
| José Ruíz Avilés | Men's stand up paddleboard | |||||||||||
| Anthony Flores | Men's Longboard | |||||||||||
| Lia Reyes Díaz | Women's Longboard | |||||||||||
- Race
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlo Arias | Men's stand up paddleboard | ||
| Jennifer Kalmbach | Women's stand up paddleboard |
Taekwondo
Costa Rica qualified 3 athletes (one man and two women) during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.[15][16]
Kyorugi
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/ BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| –80 kg | |||||||
| –49 kg | |||||||
| –57 kg | |||||||
Triathlon
Costa Rica qualified a triathlon team of three athletes (one man and two women).
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Campos | Men's individual | |||||||
| Catalina Torres | Women's individual | |||||||
| Raquel Solís |
Weightlifting
Costa Rica qualified four weightlifters (two men and two women).[17]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||