Costa Rica at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Costa Rica at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of Costa Rica.svg
IOC code CRC
NOC Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Website www.concrc.org  (in Spanish)
in Mexico City
Competitors18 (17 men, 1 woman) in 6 sports
Flag bearer Rodolfo Castillo [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Costa Rica competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Eighteen competitors, seventeen men and one woman, took part in eighteen events in six sports. Costa Rica did not win any medals at the 1968 Games. [2]

Contents

Athletics

Women's 400 metres

Men's 5000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres

Men's marathon

Women's high jump

Women's long jump

Women's pentathlon

Boxing

Light welterweight (63.5 kg)

Light middleweight (71 kg)

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Costa Rica in 1968.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Shooting

Five shooters, all men, represented Costa Rica in 1968.

50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Skeet

Swimming

Men's 100 metres freestyle

Men's 200 metres freestyle

Weightlifting

Middleweight

Light heavyweight

Middle heavyweight

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References

  1. "Flagbearers for Costa Rica". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. "Costa Rica at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.