Costa Rica at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Olympics, excluding four occasions from its national debut in 1936.

Costa Rica at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCRC
NOCComité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Websitewww.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in London
Competitors11 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Gabriela Traña[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica sent a total of 11 athletes to the Games, 8 men and 3 women, to compete in 6 sports. Three of its athletes made their second consecutive Olympic appearance, including marathon runner Gabriela Traña, who was also the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Costa Rica, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal for the third consecutive time.

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Costa Rican athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[2][3]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Nery Brenes 400 m 45.65 4 Did not advance
César Lizano Marathon N/A 2:24:16 65
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Sharolyn Scott 400 m hurdles 57.03 6 Did not advance
Gabriela Traña Marathon N/A 2:43:17 91

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Paolo Montoya in men's cross-country race

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Andrey Amador Men's road race 5:46:37 35

Mountain biking
Athlete Event Time Rank
Paolo Montoya Men's cross-country 1:41:19 36

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Osman Murillo Men's −73 kg Bye  Hafiz (EGY)
L 0003–0020		 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Mario Montoya 200 m freestyle 1:51.66 33 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marie Laura Meza 100 m butterfly 1:07.01 42 Did not advance

Taekwondo
Main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica qualified one man.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Bronze Medal Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Heiner Oviedo Men's −58 kg  Denisenko (RUS)
L 2–5		 Did not advance

Triathlon
Main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica qualified the following athletes.

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Time Rank
Leonardo Chacón Men's 17:24 0:42 1:00:19 0:32 33:42 1:52:39 48

References
  1. Staff (23 June 2012). "Gabriela Traña será la abanderada de la delegación costarricense en Londres 2012" [Gabriela Traña Will Be the Flag Bearer of the Costa Rican Delegation at the 2012 London Games] (in Spanish). Telenoticias 7. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  2. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2012, retrieved 4 June 2011
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