| Noc: | CRC |
| Nocname: | Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Competitors: | 11 |
| Sports: | 6 |
| Flagbearer: | Nery Brenes[1] |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Costa Rica competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1936.
Costa Rican Olympic Committee (Spanish; Castilian: Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica) selected a squad of 11 athletes, six men and five women, to compete in six different sports at the Games. This was approximately the same contingent size as the previous Games, with the addition of two female athletes and the difference of two males. Among the sports represented by the athletes, Costa Rica marked its Olympic debut in beach volleyball.[2]
Nearly half of the Costa Rican roster had competed in London 2012, with sprinter Nery Brenes leading the athletes as the most experienced member and the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony at his third Games.[1]
For the fourth consecutive time, Costa Rica left Rio de Janeiro without a single Olympic medal. Unable to reach the final, Brenes was the only athlete to produce a best finish for the Costa Rican squad at the Games, placing sixth each in the semifinal heat of both the men's 200 and 400 metres.[3]
See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Costa Rican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[4] [5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Nery Brenes | Men's 200 m | 20.20 | 1 Q | 20.33 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Men's 400 m | 45.53 | 2 Q | 45.02 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Sharolyn Scott | Women's 400 m hurdles | 58.27 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
Costa Rica has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his top 5 national ranking in the 2015 UCI America Tour.[6] [7]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrey Amador | Men's road race | 6:30:05 | 54 | |
| Milagro Mena | Women's road race | Did not finish | ||
Costa Rica has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, by virtue of a top two national finish, not yet qualified, at the 2015 Pan American Championships.
See main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Costa Rica has qualified one judoka for the men's lightweight category (73 kg) at the Games. Miguel Murillo earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region as highest-ranked Costa Rican judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016.[8] [9]
See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Costa Rica has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send a female swimmer to the Olympics.[10] [11] [12]
See main article: Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Costa Rica has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Leonardo Chacón was ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the men's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of 15 May 2016.[13]
See main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Costa Rica women's beach volleyball team qualified directly for the Olympics by winning the final match over Mexico at the 2016 NORCECA Continental Cup in Guaymas, Mexico, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport.[14]