Costa Rica at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:CRC
Nocname:Costa Rican Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Website: 
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:6
Sports:5
Flagbearer Open:Gerald Drummond & Milagro Mena
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Costa Rica competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1936.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

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Athletics1 0 1
Cycling0 1 1
Judo1 0 1
Surfing0 1 1
Swimming1 1 2
Total 3 3 6

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Costa Rican track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[1] [2]

Track and road events

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Road

Costa Rica will be represented by one female rider, Milagro Mena, in the road race events at the Olympics, after securing the spot through the 2023 Pan American Road Championships in Panama City, Panama.[3]

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Costa Rica qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Sebastian Sancho (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Surfing

See main article: Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Costa Rican surfers confirmed a single shortboard quota place for Tahiti. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Brisa Hennessy finished among the top eight of those eligible for qualification in the 2023 World Surf League rankings to secure Costa Rica's first coveted spot for her second Games.[4] [5]

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Costa Rica sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[6]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Alberto VegaMen's 400 m freestyle4:03.1435Did not advance
Alondra OrtizWomen's 200 m butterfly2:18.5618Did not advance

Notes and References

  1. News: How to qualify for Athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics Qualification System explained. International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. 25 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Road to Paris 24. World Athletics. 25 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Team Costa Rica at the 2024 Summer Olympics . Olympics.com . 22 July 2024.
  4. News: Teresa Bonvalot, Johanne Defay, Brisa Hennessy, and Tatiana Weston-Webb Secure Slots for Paris 2024 Olympics via World Surf League Championship Tour. International Surfing Association. 19 April 2023. 23 April 2023.
  5. News: Brisa Hennessy logra la primera plaza de Costa Rica para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 en surf. Marta. Martín. Surfer Brisa Hennessy achieves Costa Rica's first spot for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. es. International Olympic Committee. 18 April 2023. 18 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Olympic Games Paris 2024 Athletes. World Aquatics. 20 July 2024.