Costa Rica at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1936.

Costa Rica at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CRC
NOC	Costa Rican Olympic Committee
Website	www.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in Paris, France 26 July 2024 (2024-07-26) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	6 (3 men and 3 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Gerald Drummond & Milagro Mena
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1936 1948–1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Like in the 2020 Summer Olympics, Costa Rica failed to secure a single medal after the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	0	1
Cycling	0	1	1
Judo	1	0	1
Surfing	0	1	1
Swimming	1	1	2
Total	3	3	6

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Costa Rican track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):^[1][2]

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

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Repechage		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gerald Drummond	Men's 400 m hurdles	48.80	7	48.78	2 Q	49.68	7	Did not advance

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Costa Rica will be represented by one female rider, Milagro Mena, in the road race events at the Olympics, after securing the spot through the 2023 Pan American Road Championships in Panama City, Panama.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Milagro Mena	Women's road race	DNF

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Costa Rica qualified one judoka for the following weight class at the Games. Sebastian Sancho (men's extra-lightweight, 60 kg) got qualified via continental quota based on Olympic point rankings.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sebastian Sancho	Men's –60 kg	Augusto (BRA) L 00–01	Did not advance

Surfing

Main articles: Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Surfing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Costa Rican surfers confirmed a single shortboard quota place for Tahiti. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Brisa Hennessy finished among the top eight of those eligible for qualification in the 2023 World Surf League rankings to secure Costa Rica's first coveted spot for her second Games.^[4][5]

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Brisa Hennessy	Women's shortboard	15.56	1 R3	Bye	Hopkins (POR) W 12.34 – 9.90	Silva (BRA) W 6.37 – 5.47	Weston-Webb (BRA) L 13.66 – 6.17	Defay (FRA) L 12.66 – 4.93	4

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Costa Rica sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alberto Vega	Men's 400 m freestyle	4:03.14	35	—		Did not advance
Alondra Ortiz	Women's 200 m butterfly	2:18.56	18	Did not advance