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Year Host Champion Winning coach Winning captain Top scorer(s) 1996: Atlanta United States Tony DiCicco: Carla Overbeck: Ann Kristin Aarønes (4) Linda Medalen (4) Pretinha (4) ...
This marked the first time Costa Rica would play in a FIFA Women's World Cup. Costa Rica was drawn into a group with Brazil, South Korea and Spain for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Costa Rica secured two shocking draws over Spain (1–1) and South Korea (2–2), but then lost 1–0 to Brazil and were eliminated in the group stage. [5]
The 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was an association football competition used to determine the two participants who would compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1] It was held at BC Place in Vancouver , Canada , from January 19–29, 2012.
Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica sent a total of 11 athletes to the Games, 8 men and 3 women, to compete in 6 sports. Three of its athletes made their second consecutive Olympic appearance, including marathon runner Gabriela Traña , who was also the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Daniela Solera Vega (born 21 July 1997) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX Femenil club Atlas and the Costa Rica women's national team.. Having started her career while at school in her home province, Solera then had highly successful stints in the Colombian Women's Football League that each facilitated moves to Europe.
There is little resemblance between the side that has filled the net and controlled play here in France to the one that played to a 0-0 tie against Costa Rica in its final send-off game on July 17.
Costa Rica has also participated in several Winter Olympic Games since 1980. Costa Rican athletes have won a total of four medals, all by Silvia Poll and Claudia Poll in swimming. The National Olympic Committee for Costa Rica was created in 1936 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in the same year. The N.O.C. was named Comité ...
Costa Rica competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1936 . Costa Rican Olympic Committee ( Spanish : Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica ) selected a squad of 11 athletes, six men and five women, to compete in six ...