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.

Medalists

Competitors

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

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Marathon Women's 400 meters

Canoeing

Men's Kayak Singles Slalom Women's Kayak Singles Slalom

Cycling

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

Diving

Women's 3m Springboard Women's 10m Platform

Judo

Men's Lightweight Men's Half-Heavyweight

Swimming

Men's 100m Breaststroke Women's 200m Freestyle Women's 400m Freestyle Women's 200m Butterfly