Costa Rica at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica at the
1980 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCRC
NOCComité Olímpico de Costa Rica
in Moscow
Competitors29 (28 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports
Flag bearer María París
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Costa Rica competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The Costa Rican contingent comprised 29 competitors in five sports. Maria del Milagro Paris, a swimmer, was the only woman among Costa Rican competitors.

Archery

In its second archery competition at the Olympics, Costa Rica again entered two men.

Men's individual

Football

Preliminary round (group D)

July 21, 1980 Costa Rica - Iraq 0-3 (0-1) Republican Stadium, Kyiv

July 23, 1980 Yugoslavia - Costa Rica 3-2 (2-1) Dinamo Stadium, Minsk

July 25, 1980 Finland - Costa Rica 3-0 (1-0) Republican Stadium, Kyiv

Final standings group D

  1. Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 ( 6- 3) 5 *
  2. Iraq 3 1 2 0 ( 4- 1) 4 *
  3. Finland 3 1 1 1 ( 3- 2) 3
  4. Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 ( 2- 9) 0
  • Qualified for quarter-finals

Team roster

Head coach: Antonio Moyano

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
1 GK Julio Morales May 23, 1957 23 ? C.S. Cartaginés 3 0 270 0 0 0
2 DF Javier Masís April 16, 1953 27 ? Deportivo Saprissa 3 0 249 1 0 0
3 DF Ricardo García Jul 31, 1955 24 ? Puntarenas 3 0 270 0 0 0
4 DF Carlos Toppings Apr 7, 1953 27 ? Puntarenas 3 0 270 0 0 0
5 DF Carlos Jiménez Jun 27, 1954 26 ? C.S. Cartaginés 1 0 14 1 0 0
6 DF Dennis Marshall Dec 18, 1959 20 ? ML Limón 2 0 52 0 2 0
7 MD Francisco Hernández Jul 11,1949 31 ? Deportivo Saprissa 3 0 270 0 0 0
8 MD Tomás Velásquez Dec 16, 1957 22 ? Puntarenas 3 0 270 0 0 0
9 FW Jorge White Nov 12, 1957 22 ? LD Alajuelense 3 1 270 0 0 0
10 MD Róger Alvarez Nov 13, 1952 27 ? Herediano 3 0 160 3 0 0
11 FW Marvin Obando Apr 4, 1960 20 ? Herediano 3 0 270 0 0 0
12 DF Minor Alpízar Sep 27, 1959 20 ? Ramonense 2 0 166 0 1 0
13 MD William Avila Oct 27, 1956 23 ? San Carlos 1 0 30 0 1 0
14 FW Omar Arroyo May 22, 1955 25 ? Alajuelense 3 1 270 0 0 0
15 FW Luis Fernández Apr 02, 1953 20 ? Deportivo Saprissa 1 0 59 1 0 0
16 MD Herberth Quesada Sep 28, 1959 20 ? C.S. Cartaginés 2 0 80 0 2 0
17 GK Carlos Bismark Duarte ? Puntarenas 0 0 0 0 0 0

Judo

Men's 60 kg (Extra-Lightweight)
Men's 65 kg (Half-Lightweight)
Men's 71 kg (Lightweight)

Shooting

Mixed 25 metre rapid fire pistol
Mixed 50 metre pistol
Mixed 50 metre rifle three positions
Mixed skeet

Swimming

Event Athlete Result
Men's 200 metre breaststroke Andrey Aguilar[a] 17th
Men's 100 metre butterfly 25th
Men's 200 metre butterfly 19th
Men's 400 metre individual medley 22nd
Women's 100 metre freestyle María París [e] 21st
Women's 200 metre freestyle did not start
Women's 100 metre backstroke 22nd
Women's 200 metre backstroke did not start
Women's 100 metre butterfly 6th
Women's 200 metre butterfly 6th

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e also competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics
  2. ^ also competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics
  3. ^ also competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics
  4. ^ also competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics
  5. ^ also competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics

References