Costa_Rica_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics

Costa Rica at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Costa Rica at the; 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CRC
NOC	Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Website	www.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in Seoul
Competitors	16 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Sigrid Niehaus
Medals; Ranked 36th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Costa Rica at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Costa Rica competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Silvia Poll won the nation's first ever Olympic medal, a silver.

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Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maureen Stewart	800 metres	2:08.17	26	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Humberto Aranda	Welterweight	Bye	Naea (SAM) W RSC R2	Dydak (POL) L 1–4	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage			Final
		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Henry Núñez	71 kg	Bye	Dahlin (SWE) L Koka	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Mariano Lara	10 m air pistol	563	42	Did not advance

Costa Rica at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Rafael Elizondo	82.5 kg	117.5	18	147.5	16	265.0	16

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final A/B
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Natasha Aguilar	200 m freestyle	2:10.22	34	Did not advance
Marcela Cuesta	100 m butterfly	1:07.66	33	Did not advance
Montserrat Hidalgo	100 m breaststroke	1:18.42	36	Did not advance
Montserrat Hidalgo	200 m breaststroke	2:44.72	37	Did not advance
Carolina Mauri	50 m freestyle	27.96	33	Did not advance
Carolina Mauri	100 m freestyle	1:00.14	41	Did not advance
Sigrid Niehaus	100 m breaststroke	1:16.65	35	Did not advance
Sigrid Niehaus	200 m breaststroke	2:45.35	38	Did not advance
Sylvia Poll	100 m freestyle	56.16	5 FA	55.90	5
	200 m freestyle	1:59.22	2 FA	1:58.67
	100 m backstroke	1:03.21	6 FA	1:03.34	6
Natasha Aguilar Marcela Cuesta Carolina Mauri Sylvia Poll	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:59.67	12	Did not advance
Sylvia Poll Sigrid Niehaus Marcela Cuesta Carolina Mauri	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:31.75	15	Did not advance