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Born | Havana, Cuba | 10 December 1945
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Arturo Costa (born 10 December 1945) is a Cuban former sports shooter. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]
Robert Quinlan Costas is an American sportscaster who is known for his long tenure with NBC Sports, from 1980 through 2019. He has received 28 Emmy awards for his work and was the prime-time host of 12 Olympic Games from 1988 until 2016. He is currently employed by TNT Sports, where he does play-by-play and studio work for the MLB on TBS and commentary on CNN. He is also employed by MLB Network, where he does play-by-play and once hosted an interview show called Studio 42 with Bob Costas.
Costa Rica competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Five competitors, four men and one woman, took part in nine events in four sports.
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.
One athlete from Costa Rica competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
Cuba competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 115 competitors, 101 men and 14 women, took part in 78 events in 13 sports.
Ireland competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 38 competitors, 33 men and 5 women, took part in 27 events in 6 sports. Ireland won its first Olympic medal as an independent nation as Pat O'Callaghan won the gold medal in the men's hammer throw.
Italy competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 112 competitors, all men, took part in 61 events in 13 sports.
Costa Rica competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Three competitors, all men, took part in four events in three sports.
Costa Rica sent a delegation to compete at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States from 13–24 February 1980. This was Costa Rica's debut appearance at a Winter Olympic Games, after five prior appearances at Summer Olympics. The only athlete sent by the country was alpine skier Arturo Kinch. In the only event he finished, the men's downhill, he placed 41st.
Costa Rica competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.
Israel competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 29 competitors, 26 men and 3 women, took part in 20 events in 4 sports.
Guatemala competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It had been 16 years since the previous time that the nation competed at the Olympic Games. 48 competitors, 47 men and 1 woman, took part in 37 events in 8 sports.
Arturo Jaime Rodríguez Jurado was an Argentinian boxer and rugby union player. As a boxer, he competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1924, he lost his first fight against Thyge Petersen and was eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight class. In 1928 Rodríguez Jurado won the gold medal, after beating Nils Ramm in the heavy weight category. This was the first gold medal won by Argentina in boxing.
The African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth appearance at the Olympics since its debut in 1996. Two track and field athletes, Christopher Lima da Costa and Lecabela Quaresma were selected to the team by wildcard places, without having qualified at any sporting event. Quaresma was selected as flag bearer for the opening and closing ceremonies. Neither of the two athletes progressed beyond the first round of their respective events.
Arturo Lang-Lenton León is a Spanish former swimmer who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Las Palmas.
Arturo Guerrero Moreno is a Mexican former basketball player and coach. He represented the Mexico national team and played in two Summer Olympic Games. Due to his shooting ability, he was nicknamed "Mano Santa". Along with Carlos Quintanar and Manolo Raga, he is generally considered to be one of the two best Mexican basketball players of all time.
Arturo José Ramírez Álvarez is a Venezuelan sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Arturo Porro was an Italian middle-distance runner who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
The following is the list of squads that took part in the men's water polo tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Juan Costas Tordera was a Spanish sailor who represented his country at two Olympic Games. The first time was at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as helmsman in the Soling. With crew members Félix Anglada and Humberto Costas they took the 12th place. The second appearance was the 1988 Summer Olympics in Busan, South Korea as helmsman in the Star. With crew member José Pérez they took the 17th place.