List of flag bearers for Costa Rica at the Olympics

Costa Rica at the Olympics
IOC code	CRC
NOC	Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Website	www.concrc.org  (in Spanish)
Medals	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 2 Total 4
Summer appearances
1936 1948–1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1980 1984 1988 1992 1994–1998 2002 2006 2010–2022 2026

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Costa Rica at the Olympics. ^{[1] [2]}

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#	Event year	Season	Flag bearer	Sport
1	1936	Summer	Bernardo de la Guardia	Fencing	[2]
2	1964	Summer	Orlando Madrigal	Judo
3	1968	Summer	Rodolfo Castillo	Weightlifting
4	1972	Summer	Hugo Chamberlain	Shooting
5	1976	Summer	María París	Swimming
6	1980	Winter	Arturo Kinch	Alpine skiing
7	1980	Summer	María París	Swimming
8	1984	Winter
9	1984	Summer	Mariano Lara	Shooting	[2]
10	1988	Winter	Arturo Kinch	Alpine skiing / cross-country skiing
11	1988	Summer	Sigrid Niehaus	Swimming
12	1992	Winter
13	1992	Summer	Alvaro Guardia	Shooting	[2]
14	1996	Summer	Henry Núñez	Judo
15	2000	Summer	Karina Fernández	Triathlon
–	2002	Winter	None [a]	–
16	2004	Summer	David Fernández	Judo
17	2006	Winter	Arthur James Barton	Cross-country skiing coach
18	2008	Summer	Allan Segura	Athletics
19	2012	Summer	Gabriela Traña	Marathon
20	2016	Summer	Nery Brenes	Athletics
21	2020	Summer	Ian Sancho	Judo	[4]
			Andrea Vargas	Athletics
22	2024	Summer	Gerald Drummond	Athletics	[5]
			Milagro Mena	Cycling

See also

• Costa Rica at the Olympics

Notes

1. Costa Rica sent one athlete, but did not participate in the opening ceremony. ^{[3] [2]}

References

1. Costa Rica. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
2. "Flagbearers for Costa Rica". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 24 December 2023.
3. "Costa Rica at the 2002 Winter Olympics". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 24 December 2023.
4. "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 26 April 2022.
5. "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 27 July 2024.