| Costa Rica at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | CRC |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 29 (28 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | María París |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Costa Rica competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The Costa Rican contingent comprised 29 competitors in five sports. Maria del Milagro Paris, a swimmer, was the only woman among Costa Rican competitors.
In its second archery competition at the Olympics, Costa Rica again entered two men.
Men's Individual Competition:
July 21, 1980 Costa Rica - Iraq 0-3 (0-1) Republican Stadium, Kyiv
July 23, 1980 Yugoslavia - Costa Rica 3-2 (2-1) Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
July 25, 1980 Finland - Costa Rica 3-0 (1-0) Republican Stadium, Kyiv
Head coach: 
Antonio Moyano
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Julio Morales | May 23, 1957 | 23 | ? |  C.S. Cartaginés | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Javier Masís | April 16, 1953 | 27 | ? | Deportivo Saprissa | 3 | 0 | 249 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Ricardo García | Jul 31, 1955 | 24 | ? | Puntarenas | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Carlos Toppings | Apr 7, 1953 | 27 | ? | Puntarenas | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Carlos Jiménez | Jun 27, 1954 | 26 | ? | C.S. Cartaginés | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Dennis Marshall | Dec 18, 1959 | 20 | ? | ML Limón | 2 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MD | Francisco Hernández | Jul 11,1949 | 31 | ? | Deportivo Saprissa | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MD | Tomás Velásquez | Dec 16, 1957 | 22 | ? | Puntarenas | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jorge White | Nov 12, 1957 | 22 | ? | LD Alajuelense | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MD | Róger Alvarez | Nov 13, 1952 | 27 | ? | Herediano | 3 | 0 | 160 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Marvin Obando | Apr 4, 1960 | 20 | ? | Herediano | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Minor Alpízar | Sep 27, 1959 | 20 | ? | Ramonense | 2 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MD | William Avila | Oct 27, 1956 | 23 | ? | San Carlos | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Omar Arroyo | May 22, 1955 | 25 | ? | Alajuelense | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Luis Fernández | Apr 02, 1953 | 20 | ? | Deportivo Saprissa | 1 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MD | Herberth Quesada | Sep 28, 1959 | 20 | ? | C.S. Cartaginés | 2 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | Carlos Bismark Duarte | ? | Puntarenas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Ronny Sanabria * Alvaro Sanabria * Manuel Chavez
Women's 100m Butterfly
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