| Noc: | CRC |
| Nocname: | Costa Rican Olympic Committee |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Games Link: | 2023 Pan American Games |
| Games: | Pan American Games |
| Location: | Santiago, Chile |
| Competitors: | 56 |
| Sports: | 13 |
| Flagbearer Close: | Andrea Vargas |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 7 |
| Rank: | 18 |
| Appearances: | auto |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Vargas | Women's 100 metres hurdles | ||||
| Women's SUP race | |||||
| Men's doubles | |||||
| Women's singles | |||||
| Women's shortboard | |||||
| Women's longboard | |||||
| Men's doubles | |||||
| Women's 400 metres hurdles | |||||
| Men's singles |
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
| width=150 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic swimming | 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 |
See main article: Artistic swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games and Artistic swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Costa Rica qualified a team of two artistic swimmers at the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games.
See main article: Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games and Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Costa Rica qualified one male athlete.[2] [3]
See main article: Basque pelota at the 2023 Pan American Games and Basque pelota at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Costa Rica qualified a female pelotari through the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament.[4]
See main article: Boxing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Boxing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. 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 | |||||
See main article: Cycling at the 2023 Pan American Games and Cycling at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Costa Rica qualified a total of 10 cyclists (six men and four women).[5]
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 |
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 | align=center rowspan=3 | Men's road race | ||
| Jason Huertas | ||||
| Sebastián Brenes | ||||
| Milagro Mena | align=center rowspan=2 | Women's road race | ||
| Yendry Quesada |
Costa Rica qualified a female track cyclist.
See main article: Football at the 2023 Pan American Games.
See main article: Football at the 2023 Pan American Games – 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]
See main article: Gymnastics at the 2023 Pan American Games and Gymnastics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification.
Costa Rica qualified three gymnasts in artistic (one man and two women) at the 2023 Pan American Championships.[7]
Costa Rica qualified one individual gymnast.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball | Clubs | Hoop | Ribbon | Score | Rank | ||
| All-around | |||||||
| Ball | |||||||
| Clubs | |||||||
| Hoop | |||||||
| Ribbon | |||||||
See main article: Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games. Costa Rica has qualified 2 judokas (one man and one woman).[10]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Men's 60 kg | ||||||||
| Women's 70 kg | ||||||||
See main article: Racquetball at the 2023 Pan American Games and Racquetball at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. 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 | ||||||||||
| Maricruz Ortíz | Women's singles | ||||||||||
| Jimena Gómez | |||||||||||
| Maricruz Ortíz Jimena Gómez | Women's doubles | ||||||||||
| Maricruz Ortíz Jimena Gómez | Women's team | ||||||||||
| Andrés Acuña Maricruz Ortíz | Mixed doubles | ||||||||||
See main article: Roller sports at the 2023 Pan American Games and Roller sports at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification.
| 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 | |||||||
See main article: Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Costa Rica qualified a female rower.[12] [13]
See main article: Surfing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Surfing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Costa Rica qualified eight surfers (four men and four women).[14]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Repechage 4 | Repechage 5 | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's shortboard | |||||||||||
| Nataly Bernold | |||||||||||||
| José Ruíz Avilés | Men's stand up paddleboard | ||||||||||||
| Anthony Flores | Men's Longboard | ||||||||||||
| Lia Reyes Díaz | Women's Longboard | ||||||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlo Arias | Men's stand up paddleboard | |||
| Jennifer Kalmbach | Women's stand up paddleboard |
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. 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/ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| –80 kg | ||||||||
| –49 kg | ||||||||
| –57 kg | ||||||||
See main article: Triathlon at the 2023 Pan American Games and Triathlon at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. 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 |
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games and Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Costa Rica qualified four weightlifters (two men and two women).[17]
See main article: Wrestling at the 2023 Pan American Games and Wrestling at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Costa Rica qualified one male wrestler (Freestyle 97 kg) through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[18] [19] [20] [21]