Costa Rica at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica at the
2024 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCRC
NOCCosta Rican Olympic Committee
Websitewww.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in Paris, France
26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors6 (3 men and 3 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Gerald Drummond & Milagro Mena
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 0 1
Cycling 0 1 1
Judo 1 0 1
Surfing 0 1 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 3 3 6

Athletics

Main articles: 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]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Gerald Drummond Men's 400 m hurdles 48.80 7 48.78 2 Q 49.68 7 Did not advance

Cycling

Main articles: 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]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Milagro Mena Women's road race DNF

Judo

Main articles: 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.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Sebastian Sancho Men's –60 kg  Augusto (BRA)
L 00–01 		Did not advance

Surfing

Main articles: 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]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Rank Score Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Brisa Hennessy Women's shortboard 15.56 1 R3 Bye  Hopkins (POR)
W 12.34 – 9.90 		 Silva (BRA)
W 6.37 – 5.47 		 Weston-Webb (BRA)
L 13.66 – 6.17 		 Defay (FRA)
L 12.66 – 4.93 		4

Swimming

Main articles: 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]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alberto Vega Men's 400 m freestyle 4:03.14 35 — Did not advance
Alondra Ortiz Women's 200 m butterfly 2:18.56 18 Did not advance

References

  1. ^ "How to qualify for Athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics Qualification System explained". International Olympic Committee. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Team Costa Rica at the 2024 Summer Olympics". Olympics.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ "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. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ^ Martín, Marta (18 April 2023). "Brisa Hennessy logra la primera plaza de Costa Rica para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 en surf" [Surfer Brisa Hennessy achieves Costa Rica's first spot for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games] (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Olympic Games Paris 2024 Athletes". World Aquatics. Retrieved 20 July 2024.