Costa Rica first participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin , after which, having missed the Games in London , Helsinki , Melbourne and Rome , she returned to the Olympic family only in 1964 in Tokyo . Since then, Costa Rica has not missed a single summer Olympics. Costa Rica has been intermittently participating in the Winter Olympics since the Lake Placid Games in 1980 .
| Costa Rica at the Olympics |
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| IOC Code | CRC |
| NOC | Costa Rica Olympic Committee |
| Participation in the Summer Olympics |
| 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 |
| Participation in the Winter Olympics |
| 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 |
During the performance at the Olympic Games, Costa Rican athletes won 4 Olympic medals : 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze. All medals were won at the Summer Olympics in swimming competitions .
The Costa Rican NOC was established in 1953 and recognized by the IOC in 1954 .
