Costa Rica first participated at the Olympic Games in 1936, but then missed the next four Olympiads. The nation returned to the Games in 1964, and has participated in every Summer Olympic Games since then. Costa Rica has also participated in several Winter Olympic Games since 1980.

Costa Rican athletes have won a total of four medals, all by Silvia Poll and Claudia Poll in swimming.

The National Olympic Committee for Costa Rica was created in 1936 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in the same year. The N.O.C. was named Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica.

• Category:Olympic competitors for Costa Rica
• List of flag bearers for Costa Rica at the Olympics
• Costa Rica at the Paralympics
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics

• "Costa Rica". International Olympic Committee.
• "Costa Rica". Olympedia.com.
• "Olympic Analytics/CRC". olympanalyt.com.