Costa Rica competed at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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Claudia Poll
Claudia María Poll Ahrens (born 21 December 1972) is a former Costa Rican swimmer who competed in the 200 m to 800 m freestyle events. She is Costa Rica's only Olympic gold-medalist, having won the country's first Olympic gold medal ...
won the nation's first ever gold medal.
Claudia Poll first Costa Rican Olympic gold medalist, International Women’s Day
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Medalists
Gold
* Claudia Poll
Claudia María Poll Ahrens (born 21 December 1972) is a former Costa Rican swimmer who competed in the 200 m to 800 m freestyle events. She is Costa Rica's only Olympic gold-medalist, having won the country's first Olympic gold medal ...
— Swimming
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, Women's 200m Freestyle
Results by event
Athletics
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Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
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Men's Marathon
* José Luis Molina — 2:17.49 (→ 24th place)
Women's 400 meters
* Zoila Stewart
** Heat — 52.66 (→ did not advance)
Canoeing
Men's Kayak Singles Slalom
* Roger Madrigal
Women's Kayak Singles Slalom
* 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 ...
Cycling
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Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
* José Andres Brenes
** Final — 2:25:51 (→ 6th place)
Diving
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* Diving (sport), the sport of jumping into deep water
* Underwater diving, human activity underwater for recreational or occupational purposes
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Women's 3m Springboard
* Daphne Hernández
** Preliminary Heat — 151.11 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 10m Platform
* Daphne Hernández
** Preliminary Heat — 217.77 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Judo
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Men's Lightweight
* Henry Núñez
Men's Half-Heavyweight
* Ronny Gómez
Swimming
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Men's 100m Breaststroke
* Juan José Madrigal
Juan José Madrigal Pacheco (born March 8, 1974) is a Costa Rican former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a Costa Rican former record holder in the 50-, 100-, and 200-m breaststroke ( ...
** Preliminary Heat – 1:05.47 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
* Claudia Poll
Claudia María Poll Ahrens (born 21 December 1972) is a former Costa Rican swimmer who competed in the 200 m to 800 m freestyle events. She is Costa Rica's only Olympic gold-medalist, having won the country's first Olympic gold medal ...
** Preliminary Heat – 1:59.87
** Final – 1:58.16 (→ Gold Medal)
Women's 400m Freestyle
* Claudia Poll
Claudia María Poll Ahrens (born 21 December 1972) is a former Costa Rican swimmer who competed in the 200 m to 800 m freestyle events. She is Costa Rica's only Olympic gold-medalist, having won the country's first Olympic gold medal ...
** Preliminary Heat – 4:12.07
** Final – 4:10.00 (→ 5th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
* Melissa Mata
See also
* Costa Rica at the 1995 Pan American Games
Notes
References
Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
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