| 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 | 1 in 1 sport |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Costa Rica is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surfing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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. [1] [2]
| 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 | |||||||||
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