León Cortés Castro was a Costa Rican politician. He served as President of Costa Rica from 1936 to 1940. During his term he introduced new bank reforms, supported banana plantations in the South Pacific region, and established ports at Quepos and Golfito. His administration is often referred to as the "iron bars and cement administration" because of the various construction projects undertaken during his presidency, including the construction of the former International Airport of La Sabana. He was the last of a series of relatively conservative Presidents. He considered changes to allow him to pursue re-election as President, but ultimately backed down due to a Constitutional ban on consecutive terms. He was succeeded by Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia, who ultimately broke with tradition and substantially increased the scope of the social state.
Ramón Bernardo Soto Alfaro was the Olympus President of Costa Rica from 1885 to 1889 during the Liberal State.
Alajuela is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it is also the capital of the Province of Alajuela.
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. They did not win any medals.
Egypt competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 53 competitors, all men, took part in 30 events in 10 sports.
Uruguay competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 37 competitors, all men, took part in 15 events in 6 sports.
Costa Rica competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Silvia Poll won the nation's first ever Olympic medal, a silver.
Costa Rica competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The Costa Rican contingent comprised 30 competitors in 5 sports. They did not win any medals.
Greece competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 41 competitors, 40 men and 1 woman, took part in 34 events in 7 sports. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Turkey competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 48 competitors, 46 men and 2 women, took part in 26 events in 7 sports. Turkey won its first-ever Olympic medals at these games.
Costa Rica competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Orlando Madrigal, a judoka, was the flag bearer for Costa Rica at the 1964 Games.
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 first participated at the Olympic Games in 1936, but then missed the next four Olympiads. The nation returned to the Games in 1964, and has participated in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Costa Rica has also participated in several Winter Olympic Games since 1980.
José Adrián Bonilla Bonilla is a Costa Rican former professional road bicycle racer. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. He debuted professionally in 2004 with the team Comunidad Valenciana.
Bernardo de la Guardia was a Costa Rican fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. This was the first time that Costa Rica competed in the Summer Olympic Games. As the sole Costa Rican athlete at the 1936 Games, he was also the flag bearer for Costa Rica.
Costa Rica competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Olympics, having skipped four editions of the Summer Games since the nation's Olympic debut in 1936.
Costa Rica competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1936.
Olympic Committee of Costa Rica is the National Olympic Committee representing Costa Rica.
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 9 July 1882. They were the first after a long line of successive de facto governments following the coup against Aniceto Esquivel Sáenz by his former ally Tomás Guardia Gutiérrez. Vicente Herrera Zeledón, Costa Rica's first conservative president, was placed in Esquivel's place, but in practice he was a puppet of Guardia's authoritarian regime. After the brief presidency of Herrera who resigned using health reasons as excuse, the political elite appoints Guardia to replace him. However Guardia died in 1882 and elections were called, which were won by Freemason and liberal Próspero Fernández Oreamuno member of the Olympus Generation, an elite group of liberal intellectuals nicknamed as such due to their arrogance.
Alvaro Guardia is a Costa Rican former sports shooter. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was the flag bearer for Costa Rica in the 1992 opening ceremony.
