Costa Rica at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Costa Rica competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Silvia Poll won the nation's first ever Olympic medal.
| Costa Rica at the 1988 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CRC |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica |
| Website | www |
| in Seoul | |
| Competitors | 16 in 6 sports |
| Medals Ranked 36th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Silvia Poll | Swimming | Women's 200 metre freestyle | 21 September |
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Boxing | 1 | – | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | – | 1 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 16 |
Results and competitors by event
Athletics
Men's Marathon
- Ronald Lanzoni — 2:23.45 (→ 40th place)
- Juan Amores — 2:24.49 (→ 45th place)
- Luis López — 2:32.43 (→ 68th place)
Judo
- Henry Núñez Nájera
Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Horst Niehaus
- Heat – 1:01.91 (→ did not advance, 42nd place)
- Eric Greenwood
- Heat – 1:03.11 (→ did not advance, 45th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Horst Niehaus
- Heat – 2:12.83 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
- Eric Greenwood
- Heat – 2:15.42 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
- Eric Greenwood
- Heat – 2:15.64 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)
- Horst Niehaus
- Heat – 2:16.16 (→ did not advance, 44th place)
Women's 50m Freestyle
- Carolina Mauri
- Heat – 27.96 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Silvia Poll
- Heat – 56.16
- Final – 55.90 (→ 5th place)
- Carolina Mauri
- Heat – 1:00.14 (→ did not advance, 41st place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Silvia Poll
- Heat – 1:59.22
- Final – 1:58.67 (→
Silver Medal)
- Natasha Aguilar
- Heat – 2:10.22 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Silvia Poll
- Heat – 1:03.21
- Final – 1:03.34 (→ 6th place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Sigrid Niehaus
- Heat – 1:16.65 (→ did not advance, 35th place)
- Montserrat Hidalgo
- Heat – 1:18.42 (→ did not advance, 36th place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Montserrat Hidalgo
- Heat – 2:44.72 (→ did not advance, 37th place)
- Sigrid Niehaus
- Heat – 2:45.35 (→ did not advance, 38th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
- Marcela Cuesta
- Heat – 1:07.66 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Natasha Aguilar, Marcela Cuesta, Carolina Mauri, and Silvia Poll
- Heat – 3:59.67 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Silvia Poll, Sigrid Niehaus, Marcela Cuesta, and Carolina Mauri
- Heat – 4:31.75 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
References
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