| Costa Rica at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CRC |
| NOC | Costa Rican Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 6 (3 men and 3 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gerald Drummond & Milagro Mena |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Costa Rica competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1936.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Surfing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Costa Rican track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): [1] [2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gerald Drummond | Men's 400 m hurdles | 48.80 | 7 | 48.78 | 2 Q | 49.68 | 7 | Did not advance | |
Costa Rica will be represented by one female rider, Milagro Mena, in the road race events at the Olympics, after securing the spot through the 2023 Pan American Road Championships in Panama City, Panama. [3]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milagro Mena | Women's road race | DNF | |
Costa Rica qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Sebastian Sancho (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Sebastian Sancho | Men's –60 kg |  Augusto (BRA)L 00–01 | Did not advance | |||||
Costa Rican surfers confirmed a single shortboard quota place for Tahiti. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Brisa Hennessy finished among the top eight of those eligible for qualification in the 2023 World Surf League rankings to secure Costa Rica's first coveted spot for her second Games. [4] [5]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Brisa Hennessy | Women's shortboard | 15.56 | 1 R3 | Bye |  Hopkins (POR)W 12.34 – 9.90 | Silva (BRA) W 6.37 – 5.47 | Weston-Webb (BRA) L 13.66 – 6.17 |  Defay (FRA)L 12.66 – 4.93 | 4 | |
Costa Rica sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [6]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alberto Vega | Men's 400 m freestyle | 4:03.14 | 35 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Alondra Ortiz | Women's 200 m butterfly | 2:18.56 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
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