Costa Rica at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | CRC |
NOC | Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica |
Website | www |
in London | |
Competitors | 11 in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | Gabriela Traña [1] |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Costa Rica competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Olympics, having skipped four editions of the Summer Games since the nation's Olympic debut in 1936.
Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica sent a total of 11 athletes to the Games, 8 men and 3 women, to compete in 6 sports. Three of its athletes made their second consecutive Olympic appearance, including marathon runner Gabriela Traña, who was also the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Costa Rica, however, failed to win any medal for the third consecutive Olympics.
Costa Rican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): [2] [3]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Nery Brenes | 400 m | 45.65 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
César Lizano | Marathon | — | 2:24:16 | 65 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Sharolyn Scott | 400 m hurdles | 57.03 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Gabriela Traña | Marathon | — | 2:43:17 | 91 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Andrey Amador | Men's road race | 5:46:37 | 35 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Paolo Montoya | Men's cross-country | 1:41:19 | 36 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Osman Murillo | Men's −73 kg | Bye | Hafiz (EGY) L 0003–0020 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Mario Montoya | 200 m freestyle | 1:51.66 | 33 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Marie Laura Meza | 100 m butterfly | 1:07.01 | 42 | Did not advance |
Costa Rica qualified one man.
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Heiner Oviedo | Men's −58 kg | Denisenko (RUS) L 2–5 | Did not advance |
Costa Rica qualified the following athletes.
Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
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Leonardo Chacón | Men's | 17:24 | 0:42 | 1:00:19 | 0:32 | 33:42 | 1:52:39 | 48 |
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