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.
| Costa Rica at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | CRC |
| NOC | Costa Rican Olympic Committee |
| in Santiago, Chile 20 October 2023 – 5 November 2023 | |
| Competitors | 56 in 13 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Andrés Acuña & Nishy Lee Lindo |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Andrea Vargas |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
|
| Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
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
editThe 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
editCosta 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
editCosta 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
editCosta 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
editCosta 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
editCosta 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
editCosta 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
editCosta 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
editCosta 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
editWomen's tournament
editCosta 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:
- A.E.T – After extra time.
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| 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
editArtistic
editCosta 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
editCosta Rica qualified one individual gymnast.[7]
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball | Clubs | Hoop | Ribbon | Score | Rank | ||
| All-around | |||||||
| Ball | — | ||||||
| Clubs | — | — | |||||
| Hoop | — | — | |||||
| Ribbon | — | ||||||
Judo
editCosta 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
editCosta 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
editSpeed
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
editCosta 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
editCosta 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
editCosta 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
editCosta 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
editCosta Rica qualified four weightlifters (two men and two women).[17]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Wrestling
editCosta 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Juegos Panamericanos 2023: 91 atletas nacionales son juramentados para competir en Chile" [Pan American Games 2023: 91 national athletes are sworn in to compete in Chile]. Telediario (in Spanish). San Jose, Costa Rica. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Quotas Confirmed – Santiago 2023". www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Ranking Road to Santiago 2023" (PDF). www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Torneo Panamericano Pelota Vasca Lima 2023". www.google.com/. Confederación Panamericana de Pelota Vasca. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Pan American Games Santiago 2023 Winners Quotas" (PDF). www.copaci.org. Confederación Panamericana de Ciclismo (Pan American Cycling Confederation). 18 June 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "CAMPEONATO PAN-AMERICANO DE MTB XC 2023" [MTB XC PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2023] (PDF). www.cbc.esp.br/ (in Portuguese). Brazilian Confederation of Cycling. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Santiago 2023 Qualification Systems Manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Vanzanten's late goal earns Third Place honors for Jamaica". www.concacaf.com/. Concacaf. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Ranking 2023 Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamjudo.org/. Pan American Judo Confederation. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "PARC 2023 – Games Qualification". www.internationalracquetball.com. International Racquetball Federation. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Sumario de resultados diarios" (PDF). www.remobrasil.com/. Brazilian Rowing Confederation. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Sumario de resultados diarios" (PDF). www.remobrasil.com/. Brazilian Rowing Confederation. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Los 88 de Santiago 2023". www.pasasurf.org/. Pan American Surf Association. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ramírez, Kevin Valverde (24 March 2023). "Taekwondo tico a los panamericanos" [Costa Rican Taekwondo at the Pan American Games]. Diario Extra (in Spanish). San Jose, Costa Rica. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Rodríguez, Laura López (24 March 2023). "2023 Pan American Games Qualification Tournament". www.mastkd.com. MASTKD. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ @uwwamericas (May 14, 2022). "All quotas qualified so far for Santiago 2023" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Freestyle - Seniors - 97 kg - Results" (PDF). www.uww.org. United World Wrestling. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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