Costa Rica at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Costa Rica participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 to 18 October 2018.

Costa Rica at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC code	CRC
NOC	Costa Rican Olympic Committee
in Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors	17
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Youth Olympics appearances
2010 2014 2018

Beach volleyball

Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Costa Rica qualified a boys' based on their performance at the 2018 AFECAVOL Zone U19 Championship.^[1]

• Boys' tournament - 1 team of 2 athletes

Athletes	Event	Preliminary round		Round of 24	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Alexandre Lezcano Criforth Fallas	Boys'	Streli–Hajós (HUN) L 0-2  Carboo–Tsatsu (GHA) W 2-0  Lanteri–Palmaro (MON) W 2-0	2	Gabo–Osório (VEN) W 2-0	John–Pfretzschner (GER) L 0-2	did not advance

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Costa Rica was given a quota to compete by the tripartite committee.^[2]

• Girls' Épée – Karina Dyner

Futsal

Main article: Futsal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Boys' tournament

Main article: Futsal at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	4	4	0	0	25	4	+21	12	Semi-finals
2	Russia	4	3	0	1	19	12	+7	9
3	Iran	4	2	0	2	19	11	+8	6
4	Costa Rica	4	1	0	3	17	27	−10	3
5	Solomon Islands	4	0	0	4	13	39	−26	0

Source: FIFA IOC

7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)

18:00

Costa Rica	1–6	Russia
Corrales 27'	Report (FIFA) Report (IOC)	Sysoliatin 2' Karpiuk 5', 15' Fedorov 10', 31' Subbotin 33'

CeNARD

Attendance: 0

Referee: David Urdánoz (Spain)

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9 October 2018 (2018-10-09)

18:00

Solomon Islands	6–11	Costa Rica
Kofana 4', 15' Mana 19' Lea'i 20' Rukumana 39' Chavarria 39' (o.g.)	Report (FIFA) Report (IOC)	Carvajal 1' León 7', 21', 22', 25' Chavarria 8' Madriz 11' Vado 16' Corrales 18', 26' Baez 37'

Tecnópolis

Attendance: 1,350

Referee: Lance Vanhaitsma (United States)

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11 October 2018 (2018-10-11)

18:00

Brazil	6–2	Costa Rica
Guilhermão 3', 4', 39' Wesley 19', 27' Vitão 24'	Report (FIFA) Report (IOC)	Carvajal 23' León 39'

Tecnópolis

Attendance: 1,570

Referee: Ovidiu Curta (Romania)

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13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

18:00

Costa Rica	3–9	Iran
Corrales 1', 3' Mora 6'	Report (FIFA) Report (IOC)	Tamizi 5' Adelipour 14' Alizadeh 15' Mehdikhani 16' Aghapour 17' (pen.), 35' Esmaeili 19' (pen.), 21' Ghanbari 27' (pen.)

Tecnópolis

Attendance: 6,410

Referee: Ovidiu Curta (Romania)

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Artistic

Costa Rica qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 American Junior Championship.^[3]

• Girls' artistic individual all-around - Camila Montoya

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Costa Rica qualified 2 athletes (1 boy and 1 girl) to compete in swimming.

• Boys: José David Solis (Men's 100m and 200m Breaststroke)
• Girls: Beatriz Padrón (Women's 50m Free, 50m and 100m Butterfly)