Costa Rica at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Costa Rica competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The Costa Rican contingent comprised 29 competitors in five sports. Maria del Milagro Paris, a swimmer, was the only woman among Costa Rican competitors.

Costa Rica at the 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CRC
NOC	Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Website	www.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in Moscow
Competitors	29 (28 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	María París
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1936 1948–1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

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, 1980 Costa Rica - Iraq 0-3 (0-1) Republican Stadium, Kyiv

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

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

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

Head coach: Antonio Moyano

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on	Cards yellow/red
1	GK	Julio Morales	May 23, 1957	23	?	C.S. Cartaginés	3	0	270	0	0	0
2	DF	Javier Masís	April 16, 1953	27	?	Deportivo Saprissa	3	0	249	1	0	0
3	DF	Ricardo García	Jul 31, 1955	24	?	Puntarenas	3	0	270	0	0	0
4	DF	Carlos Toppings	Apr 7, 1953	27	?	Puntarenas	3	0	270	0	0	0
5	DF	Carlos Jiménez	Jun 27, 1954	26	?	C.S. Cartaginés	1	0	14	1	0	0
6	DF	Dennis Marshall	Dec 18, 1959	20	?	ML Limón	2	0	52	0	2	0
7	MD	Francisco Hernández	Jul 11,1949	31	?	Deportivo Saprissa	3	0	270	0	0	0
8	MD	Tomás Velásquez	Dec 16, 1957	22	?	Puntarenas	3	0	270	0	0	0
9	FW	Jorge White	Nov 12, 1957	22	?	LD Alajuelense	3	1	270	0	0	0
10	MD	Róger Alvarez	Nov 13, 1952	27	?	Herediano	3	0	160	3	0	0
11	FW	Marvin Obando	Apr 4, 1960	20	?	Herediano	3	0	270	0	0	0
12	DF	Minor Alpízar	Sep 27, 1959	20	?	Ramonense	2	0	166	0	1	0
13	MD	William Avila	Oct 27, 1956	23	?	San Carlos	1	0	30	0	1	0
14	FW	Omar Arroyo	May 22, 1955	25	?	Alajuelense	3	1	270	0	0	0
15	FW	Luis Fernández	Apr 02, 1953	20	?	Deportivo Saprissa	1	0	59	1	0	0
16	MD	Herberth Quesada	Sep 28, 1959	20	?	C.S. Cartaginés	2	0	80	0	2	0
17	GK	Carlos Bismark Duarte			?	Puntarenas	0	0	0	0	0	0

Judo

* Ronny Sanabria
* Alvaro Sanabria
* Manuel Chavez

Swimming

Women's 100m Butterfly

• Maria del Milagro Paris
  • Final — 1.02,89 (→ 7th place)

References

• Official Olympic Reports