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Costa Rica at the 2023 Pan American Games

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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

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Further information: 2023 Pan American Games medal table

The following Costa Rican competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Andrea Vargas Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdles November 1
 Silver Jennifer Kalmbach Surfing Women's SUP race October 30
 Bronze Andrés Acuña
Gabriel Garcia		 Racquetball Men's doubles October 23
 Bronze Maricruz Ortiz Racquetball Women's singles October 23
 Bronze Leilani McGonagle Surfing Women's shortboard October 30
 Bronze Lia Reyes Días Surfing Women's longboard October 30
 Bronze Marco Moretti
Juan Rodríguez		 Bowling Men's doubles November 2
 Bronze Daniela Rojas Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles November 3
 Bronze Marco Moretti Bowling Men's singles November 5

Competitors

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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

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Main articles: Artistic swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games and Artistic swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

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Main articles: Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games and Badminton at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

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Main articles: Basque pelota at the 2023 Pan American Games and Basque pelota at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

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See also: Boxing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Boxing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

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Main articles: Cycling at the 2023 Pan American Games and Cycling at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

BMX

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

Mountain biking

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: Football at the 2023 Pan American Games

Women's tournament

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Main article: Football at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

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

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Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2023 Pan American Games and Gymnastics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Artistic

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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

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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

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Main article: Judo at the 2023 Pan American Games

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

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Main articles: Racquetball at the 2023 Pan American Games and Racquetball at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

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Main articles: Roller sports at the 2023 Pan American Games and Roller sports at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

Speed

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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

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Main articles: Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Rowing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

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Main articles: Surfing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Surfing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

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Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games and Taekwondo at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

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Main articles: Triathlon at the 2023 Pan American Games and Triathlon at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games and Weightlifting at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

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

Wrestling

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Main articles: Wrestling at the 2023 Pan American Games and Wrestling at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification

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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Quotas Confirmed – Santiago 2023". www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Ranking Road to Santiago 2023" (PDF). www.badmintonpanam.org/. Badminton Pan America. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Torneo Panamericano Pelota Vasca Lima 2023". www.google.com/. Confederación Panamericana de Pelota Vasca. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ a b c "Santiago 2023 Qualification Systems Manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  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.
  9. ^ "Vanzanten's late goal earns Third Place honors for Jamaica". www.concacaf.com/. Concacaf. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Ranking 2023 Pan American Games" (PDF). www.panamjudo.org/. Pan American Judo Confederation. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  11. ^ "PARC 2023 – Games Qualification". www.internationalracquetball.com. International Racquetball Federation. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Sumario de resultados diarios" (PDF). www.remobrasil.com/. Brazilian Rowing Confederation. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Sumario de resultados diarios" (PDF). www.remobrasil.com/. Brazilian Rowing Confederation. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Los 88 de Santiago 2023". www.pasasurf.org/. Pan American Surf Association. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.[permanent dead link‍]
  15. ^ 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.
  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.
  21. ^ "Freestyle - Seniors - 97 kg - Results" (PDF). www.uww.org. United World Wrestling. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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