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Costa Rica at the
2023 Pan American Games
IOC codeCRC
NOCCosta Rican Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile
20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors56 in 13 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Andrés Acuña & Nishy Lee Lindo
Flag bearer (closing)Andrea Vargas
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
7
Total
9
Pan American Games appearances (overview)

Costa Rica is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Costa Rica's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every Games except 1963.

Racquetball athlete Andrés Acuña and taekwondo athlete Nishy Lee Lindo were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[1] Meanwhile, track athlete Andrea Vargas was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.

Medalists[edit]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Andres Acuña
Gabriel Garcia
Racquetball Men's doubles October 23

Competitors[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Artistic swimming 2 2
Badminton 1 0 1
Basque pelota 0 1 1
Boxing 0 4 4
Cycling 6 5 11
Football 0 18 18
Gymnastics 1 3 4
Judo 1 1 2
Racquetball 2 2 4
Roller sports 2 0 2
Rowing 0 1 1
Surfing 4 4 8
Taekwondo 1 2 3
Triathlon 1 2 3
Weightlifting 2 2 4
Wrestling 1 0 1
Total 22 47 69

Artistic swimming[edit]

Costa Rica qualified a team of two artistic swimmers at the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Athlete Event Technical Routine Free Routine (Final)
Points Rank Points Rank Total Points Rank
Andrea Maroto
Raquel Zuñiga
Women's duet

Badminton[edit]

Costa Rica qualified one male athlete.[2][3]

Men
Athlete Event First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Gianpiero Cavallotti Singles  Henry Huebla Leon (ECU)

Basque pelota[edit]

Costa Rica qualified a female pelotari through the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament.[4]

Women
Athlete Event Preliminary round Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Match 4 Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
María Fernanda Araya Frontball

Boxing[edit]

Costa Rica qualified four female boxers.

Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Valeria Cárdenas Women's –50 kg
Nicole Barrantes Women's –54 kg
Pamela Sánchez Women's –60 kg
Nicole Vega Women's –66 kg

Cycling[edit]

Costa Rica qualified a total of 10 cyclists (six men and four women).[5]

BMX[edit]

Freestyle
Athlete Event Seeding Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Kenneth Tencio Men

Mountain biking[edit]

Costa Rica qualified 4 athletes at the 2023 Pan American Championships.[6]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Jonathan Quesada Men's Cross-country
Paolo Montoya
Adriana Rojas Women's Cross-country
Isabella Gómez

Road[edit]

Costa Rica qualified 1 road cyclist after winning the event in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.[7] Costa Rica qualified 1 cyclist at the Central American Championships.[8] Costa Rica also qualified 3 cyclists at the Pan American Championships.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Gabriel Rojas Men's road race
Jason Huertas
Sebastián Brenes
Milagro Mena Women's road race
Yendry Quesada

Track[edit]

Costa Rica qualified a female track cyclist.

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round of 16 Repechage 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Women's individual

Football[edit]

Women's tournament[edit]

Costa Rica qualified a women's team of 18 athletes after finishing as the top ranked Central American team at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.[9]

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Costa Rica women's Women's tournament

Gymnastics[edit]

Artistic[edit]

Costa Rica qualified three gymnasts in artistic (one man and two women) at the 2023 Pan American Championships.[7]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Individual all-around

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Total Rank
V UB BB F
Individual all-around

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

Rhythmic[edit]

Costa Rica qualified one individual gymnast.[7]

Individual
Athlete Event Apparatus Total
Ball Clubs Hoop Ribbon Score Rank
All-around
Ball
Clubs
Hoop
Ribbon

Judo[edit]

Costa Rica has qualified 2 judokas (one man and one woman).[10]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Men's 60 kg
Women's 70 kg

Racquetball[edit]

Costa Rica qualified four racquetball athletes (two men and two women).[11]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Andrés Acuña Men's singles
Gabriel García
Andrés Acuña
Gabriel García
Men's doubles
Andrés Acuña
Gabriel García
Men's team
Maricruz Ortíz Women's singles
Jimena Gómez
Maricruz Ortíz
Jimena Gómez
Women's doubles
Maricruz Ortíz
Jimena Gómez
Women's team
Andrés Acuña
Maricruz Ortíz
Mixed doubles

Roller sports[edit]

Speed[edit]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marlon Oreamuno Men's 200 m time trial
Men's 500 m
Sebastián Cordero Men's 1000 m sprint
Men's 10,000 m elimination

Rowing[edit]

Costa Rica qualified a female rower.[12][13]

Women
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Semifinal Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Single sculls

Surfing[edit]

Costa Rica qualified eight surfers (four men and four women).[14]

Artistic
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Repechage 4 Repechage 5 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Oscar Urbina Men's shortboard
Leilani McGonagle Women's shortboard
Nataly Bernold
José Ruíz Avilés Men's stand up paddleboard
Anthony Flores Men's Longboard
Lia Reyes Díaz Women's Longboard
Race
Athlete Event Time Rank
Carlo Arias Men's stand up paddleboard
Jennifer Kalmbach Women's stand up paddleboard

Taekwondo[edit]

Costa Rica qualified 3 athletes (one man and two women) during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.[15][16]

Kyorugi

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final/ BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
–80 kg
–49 kg
–57 kg

Triathlon[edit]

Costa Rica qualified a triathlon team of three athletes (one man and two women).

Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Trans 1 Bike (40 km) Trans 2 Run (10 km) Total Rank
Álvaro Campos Men's individual
Catalina Torres Women's individual
Raquel Solís

Weightlifting[edit]

Costa Rica qualified four weightlifters (two men and two women).[17]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank

Wrestling[edit]

Costa Rica qualified one male wrestler (Freestyle 97 kg) through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[18][19][20][21]

Key:

  • VT – Victory by fall.
  • PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • SP – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 9 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • VA – Decision by withdrawal
Men
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Maxwell Lacey Freestyle 97 kg

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  4. ^ "Torneo Panamericano Pelota Vasca Lima 2023". www.google.com/. Confederación Panamericana de Pelota Vasca. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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  8. ^ "Milagro Mena Y Dixiana Quesada Se Coronaron En La Ruta Del Campeonato Centroamericano" [Milagro Mena And Dixiana Quesada Were Crowned On The Route Of The Central American Championship]. www.fecoci.net/ (in Spanish). Federación Costaricense de Ciclismo. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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  16. ^ Rodríguez, Laura López (24 March 2023). "2023 Pan American Games Qualification Tournament". www.mastkd.com. MASTKD. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  17. ^ "REF: Cupos Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Quotas 2023 Pan American Games] (PDF). www.teamusa.org (in Spanish). Pan Am Pesas. 8 February 2023. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  18. ^ @uwwamericas (May 14, 2022). "All quotas qualified so far for Santiago 2023" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Sanchez, Luis Diego (8 May 2022). "Oficial: luchador costarricense Maxwell Lacey clasifica a los Juegos Panamericanos de Santiago 2023" [Official: Costa Rican wrestler Maxwell Lacey qualifies for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.delfino.cr. Delfino. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  20. ^ Jimenez, Daniel (9 May 2022). "Luchador tico Maxwell Lacey clasifica a los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Costa Rican wrestler Maxwell Lacey qualifies for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.teletica.com (in Spanish). Teletica. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
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