Costa Rica at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica at the Olympic Games
Flag of Costa Rica – Flag bearers IOC code  CRC NOC Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica Website www.olimpicocrc.org (Spanish)
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
Competitors	8 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Allan Segura
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Costa Rica competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Eight Costa Rican representatives have qualified to compete in Beijing.^{[1] [2]}

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

• men's 400 metre sprint: Nery Brenes

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Round 2			Semifinals			Final
		Time	Rank	Overall	Time	Rank	Overall	Time	Rank	Overall	Time	Rank
Allan Segura	Men's 20 km walk										1:27:10	39
Gabriela Traña	Women's marathon										2:53:45	68

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Mountain biking

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank Yankees
Federico Ramírez	Cross-country	did not finish

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Henry Raabe	Road race	did not finish

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mario Montoya	Men's 200 m freestyle	1:52.19  NR	50	Did not advance
Marianela Quesada	Women's 50 m freestyle	28.11	47	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Kristopher Moitland	−+80 kg	Cha (KOR) L -2-1	Did not advance		Irgashev (UZB) L 5-6	Did not advance

See also

• Costa Rica at the 2007 Pan American Games
• Costa Rica at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games

References

1. ^ "Costa Rica", Reuters, June 17, 2008
2. ^ "Costa Rica Olympic Committee chief leaves post amid controversy", Tico Times, May 28, 2008

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