Costa Rica at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Costa Rica at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Flag of Costa Rica.svg
IOC code CRC
NOC Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Website www.concrc.org  (in Spanish)
in Sydney
Competitors7 (5 men and 2 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Karina Fernández
Medals
Ranked 69th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Costa Rica competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The nation bagged two bronze medals at the 2000 Games.

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Both medals were won in swimming by Claudia Poll. These medals doubled Costa Rica's overall Olympic medal haul to four. All four medals had been claimed in swimming. Previously, Claudia had won Costa Rica's first ever Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Games. [1] Eight years earlier, Claudia's sister Silvia Poll won the silver medal in Women's 200 meter freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. [2] This was the first Olympic medal ever for a Costa Rican athlete.  



Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Claudia Poll Swimming Women's 200m freestyle 19 September
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Claudia Poll Swimming Women's 400m freestyle 17 September

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Marathon

Cycling

Cross Country Mountain Bike

Men's Individual Competition

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Women's 200m Freestyle

Women's 400m Freestyle

Women's 800m Freestyle

Tennis

Men's singles

Triathlon

Women's Individual Competition:

See also

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References



  1. Claudia Poll first Costa Rican Olympic gold medalist, International Women’s Day
  2. Silvia Poll. sports-reference.com