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Costa Rica At The 1992 Summer Olympics
Costa Rica competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 16 competitors, 11 men and 5 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery In its third archery competition at the Olympics, and first since 1980, Costa Rica entered a female archer for the first time. She did not advance to the elimination rounds. Women's Individual Competition: * Patricia Obregon ** Ranking round — 57th place (0-0) Athletics Men's 100m metres * Henry Daley Colphon ** Heat — 11.11 (→ did not advance) Men's 5,000 metres * José Luis Molina ** Heat — 14:09.22 (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres *Miguel Angel Vargas ** Heat — 30:13.06 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * Luis Lopez — 2:30.26 (→ 65th place) Men's 400m Hurdles * Alex Foster ** Heat — 52.93 (→ did not advance, no ranking) Women's Marathon * Vilma Peña — 3:03.34 (→ 33rd place) Canoeing Men's Kayak Singles Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within city limits,Barcelona: Población por municipios y sexo – Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (National Statistics Institute) its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the and is home to around 4.8 million people, making it the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis López (runner)
Luis López (born 14 July 1949) is a Costa Rican long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References 1949 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Costa Rican male long-distance runners Costa Rican male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Costa Rica Place of birth missing (living people) Central American Games silver medalists for Costa Rica Central American Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Costa Rican people 21st-century Costa Rican people {{CostaRica-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations At The 1992 Summer Olympics
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective Identity (social science), identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are Social constructionism, socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and Tradition, traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism – the belief that state (polity) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica At The 1991 Pan American Games
The 11th Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. Medals Gold *Women's 100 m Backstroke: Silvia Poll Bronze *Men's 20000 m: Guillermo Mata See also *Costa Rica at the 1992 Summer Olympics Costa Rica competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 16 competitors, 11 men and 5 women, took part in 18 events in 6 sports. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Archery In its third arch ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Costa Rica At The 1991 Pan American Games Nations at the 1991 Pan American Games P Costa Rica at the Pan American Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvia Poll
Sylvia Úrsula Poll Ahrens (born September 24, 1970 in Managua, Nicaragua) is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Costa Rica. At the 1988 Olympics, she won Costa Rica's first Olympic medal, when she garnered the silver in the women's 200 free.Silvia Poll sports-reference.com As of 2009, she and her younger sister Claudia are Costa Rica's only Olympic medalists. Sylvia also swam for Costa Rica at the . She also won a total number of 8 medals at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvaro Guardia
Alvaro Guardia (born 18 October 1954) is a Costa Rican sports shooter. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... He was the flag bearer for Costa Rica in the 1992 opening ceremony. References External links * 1954 births Living people Costa Rican male sport shooters Olympic shooters for Costa Rica Shooters at the 1980 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1991 Pan American Games Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica Skeet shooters 20th-century Costa Rican people {{CostaRica-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esteban Mullins
Esteban Mullins (born 2 February 1967) is a Costa Rican fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1967 births Living people Costa Rican male sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Costa Rica Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics {{fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Sabre
The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1992 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twenty-second appearance of the event. The competition was held on 2 August 1992. 44 fencers from 19 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three fencers each since 1928. The event was won by Bence Szabó of Hungary, the nation's first victory in the men's sabre since 1964 (the last of its nine-Games winning streak) and 12th overall. Marco Marin took silver while Jean-François Lamour finished with the bronze. Lamour, who had won gold in 1984 and 1988, was unable to win a third title but still became only the second man with three medals in the event (after Aladár Gerevich earned one of each color in 1936, 1948, and 1952). Marin had also finished second in 1984; he was the 12th man with multiple medals in the sabre. Background This was the 22nd appearance of the event, which is the only fencing event to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Six of the qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilda Montenegro
Gilda Montenegro Conejo (born January 27, 1967) is a Costa Rican slalom canoeist who competed in the 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, her best finish was 26th in the K-1 event in Barcelona in 1992. Montenegro's husband, Oliver Fix of Germany, won the gold medal in the men's K-1 slalom event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 .... References * *Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Slalom Singles". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 495–6. 1967 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Costa Rican female canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Costa Rica {{CostaRica- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Álvarez
Gabriel Álvarez Saborio (born May 3, 1969) is a Costa Rican slalom canoer. Career Álavarez competed in the early 1990s. He finished 43rd in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... References * 1969 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Costa Rican male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Costa Rica {{CostaRica-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Steinvorth
Ferdinand Steinvorth Neverman (born June 16, 1973) is a Costa Rican slalom canoer who competed in the early-to-mid 1990s. He finished 43rd in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1973 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Costa Rican male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists of Costa Rica Place of birth missing (living people) {{CostaRica-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquín García Benavides
Joaquín García Benavides (born June 5, 1962) is a Costa Rican slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 41st in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... ReferencesSports-Reference.com profile 1962 births Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Costa Rican male canoeists Living people Olympic canoeists for Costa Rica Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Costa Rican people {{CostaRica-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
