| Costa Rica at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CRC |
| NOC | Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica |
| Website | www |
| inSydney | |
| Competitors | 7 (5 men and 2 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Karina Fernández |
| Medals Ranked 69th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Costa Rica competed at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney,Australia. The nation bagged two bronze medals at the 2000 Games.
Both medals were won in swimming byClaudia Poll. These medals doubled Costa Rica's overall Olympic medal haul to four. All four medals had been claimed in swimming. Previously, Claudia had won Costa Rica's first ever Olympic gold medal at the1996 Games.[1] Eight years earlier, Claudia's sisterSilvia Poll won the silver medal in Women's 200 meter freestyle at the1988 Summer Olympics inSeoul,South Korea.[2] This was the first Olympic medal ever for a Costa Rican athlete.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Claudia Poll | Swimming | Women's 200 metre freestyle | 19 September |
| Bronze | Claudia Poll | Swimming | Women's 400 metre freestyle | 17 September |
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Men's Marathon
Men's Individual Competition
Men's 50m Freestyle
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Women's 200m Freestyle
Bronze Medal)Women's 400m Freestyle
Bronze Medal)Women's 800m Freestyle
Men's singles
Women's Individual Competition:
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