Costa Rica at the Olympics facts for kids
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| IOC code | CRC | ||||||||
| NOC | Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica | ||||||||
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Costa Rica was first at the Olympic Games in 1936
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Costa Rica was COS. It is now CRC.
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History
Teams from Costa Rica have been in every Summer Olympic Games since 1964. Costa Rica has been in several Winter Olympic Games since 1980.
Costa Rican athletes have won a total of four medals, all by Silvia Poll and Claudia Poll in swimming.
The National Olympic Committee for Costa Rica was formed in 1953 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1954.
List of medals
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1936 Berlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1948 London | did not participate | |||||
| 1952 Helsinki | ||||||
| 1956 Melbourne | ||||||
| 1960 Rome | ||||||
| 1964 Tokyo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1968 Mexico City | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Munich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976 Montreal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980 Moscow | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Los Angeles | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 1992 Barcelona | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 Atlanta | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 2000 Sydney | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
| 2004 Athens | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 89 | |
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1980 Lake Placid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984 Sarajevo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Calgary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Albertville | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 Lillehammer | did not participate | |||||
| 1998 Nagano | ||||||
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006 Turin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010 Vancouver | did not participate | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
List of medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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 Silver |
Silvia Poll |  1988 Seoul |
 Swimming |
Women's 200 m freestyle |
 Gold |
Claudia Poll |  1996 Atlanta |
Swimming |
Women's 200 m freestyle |
 Bronze |
Claudia Poll |  2000 Sydney |
Swimming |
Women's 200 m freestyle |
| Bronze |
Claudia Poll | 2000 Sydney |
Swimming |
Women's 400 m freestyle |
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See also
In Spanish: Costa Rica en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños
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