Costa Rica at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Claudia Poll won the nation's first ever gold medal. This was Costa Rica's second Olympic medal in 10 Olympic appearances. The only previous one, a silver medal, was won by Claudia's sister Silvia Poll at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Athletics
Men's Marathon
 * José Luis Molina &mdash; 2:17.49 (→ 24th place)

Women's 400 meters
 * Zoila Stewart
 * Heat &mdash; 52.66 (→ did not advance)

Canoeing
Men's Kayak Singles Slalom
 * Roger Madrigal

Women's Kayak Singles Slalom
 * Gilda Montenegro

Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
 * José Andres Brenes
 * Final &mdash; 2:25:51 (→ 6th place)

Diving
Women's 3m Springboard
 * Daphne Hernández
 * Preliminary Heat &mdash; 151.11 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 10m Platform
 * Daphne Hernández
 * Preliminary Heat &mdash; 217.77 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Judo
Men's Lightweight
 * Henry Núñez

Men's Half-Heavyweight
 * Ronny Gómez

Swimming
Men's 100m Breaststroke
 * Juan José Madrigal
 * Preliminary Heat – 1:05.47 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle Women's 400m Freestyle
 * Claudia Poll
 * Preliminary Heat – 1:59.87
 * Final – 1:58.16 (→ [[Image:Gold medal.svg|16x16px]] Gold Medal)
 * Claudia Poll
 * Preliminary Heat – 4:12.07
 * Final – 4:10.00 (→ 5th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly
 * Melissa Mata