Costa Rica at the 1996 Summer Olympics information
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Sporting event delegation
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[1]
Medals Ranked 49th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1936
1948–1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
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.
^"Henry Núñez". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^Claudia Poll first Costa Rican Olympic gold medalist, International Women’s Day
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