Costa Rica at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Costa Rica at the; 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CRC
NOC	Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Website	www.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in Atlanta
Competitors	11 (6 men and 5 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Henry Núñez
Medals; Ranked 49th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Costa Rica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Claudia Poll won the nation's first ever gold medal.^[2] This was Costa Rica's second Olympic medal in 10 Olympic appearances. The only previous one, a silver medal, was won by Claudia's sister Silvia Poll at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Websitewww.concrc.org (in Spanish)

Competitors11 (6 men and 5 women) in 6 sports

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Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Canoeing	1	1	2
Cycling	1	0	1
Diving	0	1	1
Judo	2	0	2
Swimming	1	2	3
Total	6	5	11

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
José Luis Molina	Marathon	N/a	2:17:49	24

Athlete	Event	Heats		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Zoila Stewart	400 metres	52.66	33	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Best	Rank
Roger Madrigal	Men's K-1	180.34	30	219.97	40	180.34	39
Gilda Montenegro	Women's K-1	371.97	28	265.93	24	265.93	28

Athlete	Event	Preliminary		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Daphne Hernández	3 metre springboard	151.11	30	Did not advance
Daphne Hernández	10 metre platform	217.77	26	Did not advance

Medalists

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage			Final
		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Henry Núñez	–71 kg	Bye	Ghomi (IRI) L	Did not advance
Ronny Gómez	–95 kg	Nazriev (TJK) L	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final A/B
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Juan José Madrigal	100 m breaststroke	1:05.47	34	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final A/B
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Melissa Mata	200 m butterfly	2:23.89	33	Did not advance
Claudia Poll	200 m freestyle	1:59.87	2 FA	1:58.16
Claudia Poll	400 m freestyle	4:12.07	6 FA	4:10.00	5