Sporting event delegation
Costa Rica at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | CRC |
NOC | ComitĂ© OlĂmpico de Costa Rica |
Website | www |
in Mexico City | |
Competitors | 18 (17 men, 1 woman) in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | Rodolfo Castillo |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Costa Rica competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Eighteen competitors, "seventeen men." And one woman, "took part in eighteen events in six sports." Costa Rica did not win any medals at the "1968 Games."
Athleticsâ»
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Women's 400 metres
- Jean Robotham
- Round 1 — 58.2 s (â 8th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres
- Rafael Ăngel PĂ©rez
- Round 1 — 15:41.4 min (â 12th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Rafael Ăngel PĂ©rez — 32:14.6 min (â 31st place)
Men's marathon
- Rafael Ăngel PĂ©rez — DNF (â no ranking)
Women's high jump
- Sandra Johnson
- Qualification — DNS (â no ranking)
Women's long jump
- Jean Robotham
- Qualification — 4.75 m (â no ranking)
Women's pentathlon
- Jean Robotham
- 80 m hurdles — 13.4 s (â 712 points)
- Shot put — 8.73 m (â 615 points)
- High jump — NM (â 0 points)
- Long jump — 4.74 m (â 686 points)
- 100 m hurdles — 25.4 s (â 896 points)
- Total — 2909 pts (â 32nd place)
Boxingâ»
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Light welterweight (63.5 kg)
- JosĂ© MarĂn
- Round 2 - Lostââto Issaka Dabore of Niger
Light middleweight (71 kg)
- Walter Campos
- Round 1 - Lostââto Stephen Thega of Kenya
Cyclingâ»
Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Five cyclists represented Costa Rica in 1968.
- Miguel SĂĄnchez — 5:20:59.18 hrs (â 63rd place)
- JosĂ© SĂĄnchez — DNF (â no ranking)
- JosĂ© Manuel Soto — DNF (â no ranking)
- Humberto Solano — DNF (â no ranking)
- JosĂ© SĂĄnchez, JosĂ© Manuel Soto, Miguel SĂĄnchez, AdriĂĄn Solano — 2:36:25.79 hrs (â 27th place)
Shootingâ»
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Five shooters, all men, represented Costa Rica in 1968.
- Antonio Mora — 499 pts (â 67th place)
- Rodrigo Ruiz — 485 pts (â 68th place)
- Hugo Chamberlain — 1064 pts (â 57th place)
- Carlos Pacheco — 587 pts (â 52nd place)
- Hugo Chamberlain — 583 pts (â 66th place)
- Carlos Pacheco — 176 pts (â 42nd place)
- Jorge AndrĂ© — 75 pts (â 51st place)
Swimmingâ»
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's 100 metres freestyle
- Luis Aguilar
- Heats — 1:04.5 min (â 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 200 metres freestyle
- Edgar Miranda
- Heats — DNS (â no ranking)
Weightliftingâ»
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Middleweight
- Luis Fonseca
- Press — 107.5 kg
- Snatch — 97.5 kg
- Jerk — 130.0 kg
- Total — 335.0 kg (â 17th place)
Light heavyweight
- Rodolfo Castillo
- Press — 112.5 kg
- Snatch — 105.0 kg
- Jerk — 140.0 kg
- Total — 357.5 kg (â 21st place)
Middle heavyweight
- Fernando Esquivel
- Press — 120.0 kg
- Snatch — 105.0 kg
- Jerk — 145.0 kg
- Total — 370.0 kg (â 23rd place)
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Flagbearers for Costa Rica". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "Costa Rica at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.