Costa Rica at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Costa Rica at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of Costa Rica.svg
IOC code CRC
NOC Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Website www.concrc.org  (in Spanish)
in Munich
Competitors3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Hugo Chamberlain [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Costa Rica competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. Three competitors, all men, took part in four events in three sports. The Costa Rican contingent did not win any medals. [2]

Contents

Athletics

Men's 10,000 metres

Judo

Men's Half-Heavyweight

Shooting

One shooter represented Costa Rica in 1972.

50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone

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References

  1. ↑ "Flagbearers for Costa Rica". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Costa Rica at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2016.


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