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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.

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.

Athletics

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):

Track and road events

Cycling

Road

Costa Rica was 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.

Judo

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.

Surfing

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.

Swimming

Costa Rica sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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