Costa Rica at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Costa Rica at the Olympic Games

Flag of Costa Rica
IOC code  CRC
NOC Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
external link (Spanish)
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors 20 in 6 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
Olympic history (summary)
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Costa Rica competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Contents

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Women's 400 metres

  • Jean Robotham
  • Round 1 — 58.2 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

  • Juan Pérez
  • Round 1 — 15:41.4 min (→ 12th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Juan Pérez — 32:14.6 min (→ 30th place)

Men's marathon

  • Juan Pérez — DNF (→ no ranking)

Women's high jump

  • Sandra Johnson
  • Qualification — DNS (→ no ranking)

Women's long jump

  • Jean Robotham
  • Qualification — 4.75 m (→ no ranking)

Women's pentathlon

  • Jean Robotham
  • 80 m hurdles — 13.4 s (→ 712 points)
  • Shot put — 8.73 m (→ 615 points)
  • High jump — NM (→ 0 points)
  • Long jump — 4.74 m (→ 686 points)
  • 100 m hurdles — 25.4 s (→ 896 points)
  • Total — 2909 pts (→ 32nd place)

[edit] Boxing

Light welterweight (63.5 kg)

  • José Marín

Light middleweight (71 kg)

  • Walter Campos
  • Round 1 - Lost to Stephen Thega of Kenya

[edit] Cycling

Road race

  • Miguel Sánchez — 5:20:59.18 hrs (→ 63rd place)
  • José Sánchez — DNF (→ no ranking)
  • Manuel Soto — DNF (→ no ranking)
  • Humberto Solano — DNF (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

  • José Sánchez, Manuel Soto, Miguel Sánchez, Humberto Solano — 2:36:25.79 hrs (→ 27th place)

[edit] Shooting

Men's 50 m rifle - prone position

  • Carlos Pacheco — 587 pts (→ 52nd place)
  • Hugo Chamberlain — 583 pts (→ 66th place)

Men's 50 m rifle - three positions

  • Hugo Chamberlain — 1064 pts (→ 57th place)
  • Álvaro Guardia — DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 50 m pistol

  • Antonio Mora — 499 pts (→ 67th place)
  • Rodrigo Ruiz — 485 pts (→ 68th place)

Men's skeet

  • Carlos Pacheco — 176 pts (→ 42nd place)
  • Jorge Andre — 75 pts (→ 51st place)

[edit] Swimming

Men's 100 metres freestyle

  • Heats — 1:04.5 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 200 metres freestyle

  • Edgar Miranda
  • Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)

[edit] Weightlifting

Middleweight

  • Luis Fonseca
  • Press — 107.5 kg
  • Snatch — 97.5 kg
  • Jerk — 130.0 kg
  • Total — 335.0 kg (→ 17th place)

Light heavyweight

  • Rodolfo Castillo
  • Press — 112.5 kg
  • Snatch — 105.0 kg
  • Jerk — 140.0 kg
  • Total — 357.5 kg (→ 21st place)

Middle heavyweight

  • Fernando Esquivel
  • Press — 120.0 kg
  • Snatch — 105.0 kg
  • Jerk — 145.0 kg
  • Total — 370.0 kg (→ 23rd place)

[edit] References