Costa Rica at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Results by event

Archery

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

Men's Individual Competition:

• Juan Wedel — 2146 points (→ 35th place)
• Jorge Murillo — 2127 points (→ 36th place)

Football

Preliminary round (group D)

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

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

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

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

• Julio Morales
• Figueroa Javier Masis
• Ricardo García
• Carlos Toppings
• Denis Marshall
• Francisco Henandez
• Tomas Velásquez
• Jorge White Hooker
• Roger Alvarez
• Marvin Obando
• Minor Alpizar
• William Avila Salas
• Omar Arroyo
• Luis Fernández
• Herberth Quesada
• Bismark Duarte

Swimming

Women's 100m Butterfly

• Maria del Milagro Paris

* Final — 1.02,89 (→ 7th place)

References

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