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Costa Rica at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | CRC |
NOC | Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica |
Website | www |
in Atlanta | |
Competitors | 11 (6 men and 5 women) in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | Henry Núñez[1] |
Medals Ranked 49th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Costa Rica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Claudia Poll won the nation's first ever gold medal.[2] This was Costa Rica's second Olympic medal in 10 Olympic appearances. The only previous one, a silver medal, was won by Claudia's sister Silvia Poll at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.