| Costa Rica at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CRC |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica |
| Website | www |
| in Albertville | |
| Competitors | 4 (men) in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Costa Rica competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Martin Chernacov | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Gabriel Chernacov | 2:11.34 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Alejandro Preinfalk | 2:04.91 | 2:44.15 | 4:49.06 | 91 | |
| Julián Muñoz | 1:47.78 | 1:58.73 | 3:46.51 | 90 | |
| Alejandro Preinfalk | Slalom | 2:09.83 | 2:19.30 | 4:29.13 | 65 |
| Julián Muñoz | 1:53.09 | 1:51.02 | 3:44.11 | 64 | |
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