Costa Rica at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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Costa Rica
competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
in Mexico City
, Mexico
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Athletics
Women's 400 metres
Men's 5000 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's marathon
Women's high jump
Women's long jump
Women's pentathlon
Boxing
Light welterweight (63.5 kg)
Light middleweight (71 kg)
Cycling
Road race
Team time trial
Shooting
Men's 50 m rifle - prone position
Men's 50 m rifle - three positions
Men's 50 m pistol
Men's skeet
Swimming
Men's 100 metres freestyle
Men's 200 metres freestyle
Weightlifting
Middleweight
Light heavyweight
Middle heavyweight
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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AthleticsAthletics at the 1968 Summer OlympicsAt the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women. There were a total number of 1031 participating athletes from 93 countries....
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)
BoxingBoxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics-Medal table:- Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Tahar Aziz def. David Nata , 4:1* Hubert Skrzypczak def. Mohamed Sohem , 5:0* Joseph Donovan def. György Gedó , TKO-2...
Light welterweight (63.5 kg)
- José Marín
- Round 2 - Lost to Issaka Dabore of NigerNiger at the 1968 Summer OlympicsNiger competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.They fielded two boxers, both men.-Boxing:Bantamweight * Dary Dasuda* Round 1 - Lost to Sulley Shittu of GhanaLight welterweight ...
Light middleweight (71 kg)
- Walter Campos
- Round 1 - Lost to Stephen Thega of KenyaKenya at the 1968 Summer Olympics- Gold:* Kipchoge Keino — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres* Naftali Temu — Athletics, Men's 10000 metres* Amos Biwott — Athletics, Men's 3000 metre steeplechase- Silver:* Wilson Kiprugut — Athletics, Men's 800 metres...
CyclingCycling at the 1968 Summer OlympicsThe cycling competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:...
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)
ShootingShooting at the 1968 Summer OlympicsShooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City comprised seven events. A second shotgun event, Skeet, was introduced.-Medal count:-Medalists by event:-References:*...
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)
SwimmingSwimming at the 1968 Summer OlympicsAt the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 29 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 468 participants from 51 countries competing. The United States dominated the competition, winning 52 of 87 medals.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
Men's 100 metres freestyle
- Luis AguilarLuis AguilarLuis Aguilar is an American soccer player who until recently played defense for the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division.- Career :...
- Heats — 1:04.5 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 200 metres freestyle
- Edgar Miranda
- Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)
WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1968 Summer OlympicsThe weightlifting competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.It also counted as 1968 World Weightlifting Championships.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:...
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)