Costa Rica competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Eighteen competitors, seventeen men and one woman, took part in eighteen events in six sports.
Women's 400 metres
Jean RobothamRound 1 — 58.2 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)Men's 5000 metres
Juan PérezRound 1 — 15:41.4 min (→ 12th in heat, did not advance)Men's 10,000 metres
Juan Pérez — 32:14.6 min (→ 30th place)Men's marathon
Juan Pérez — DNF (→ no ranking)Women's high jump
Sandra JohnsonQualification — DNS (→ no ranking)Women's long jump
Jean RobothamQualification — 4.75 m (→ no ranking)Women's pentathlon
Jean Robotham80 m hurdles — 13.4 s (→ 712 points)Shot put — 8.73 m (→ 615 points)High jump — NM (→ 0 points)Long jump — 4.74 m (→ 686 points)100 m hurdles — 25.4 s (→ 896 points)Total — 2909 pts (→ 32nd place)Light welterweight (63.5 kg)
José MarínRound 2 - Lost to Issaka Dabore of NigerLight middleweight (71 kg)
Walter CamposRound 1 - Lost to Stephen Thega of KenyaFive cyclists represented Costa Rica in 1968.
Individual road raceMiguel Sánchez — 5:20:59.18 hrs (→ 63rd place)José Sánchez — DNF (→ no ranking)José Manuel Soto — DNF (→ no ranking)Humberto Solano — DNF (→ no ranking)Team time trialJosé Sánchez, José Manuel Soto, Miguel Sánchez, Adrián Solano — 2:36:25.79 hrs (→ 27th place)Five shooters, all men, represented Costa Rica in 1968.
50 m pistolAntonio Mora — 499 pts (→ 67th place)Rodrigo Ruiz — 485 pts (→ 68th place)50 m rifle, three positionsHugo Chamberlain — 1064 pts (→ 57th place)50 m rifle, proneCarlos Pacheco — 587 pts (→ 52nd place)Hugo Chamberlain — 583 pts (→ 66th place)SkeetCarlos Pacheco — 176 pts (→ 42nd place)Jorge André — 75 pts (→ 51st place)Men's 100 metres freestyle
Luis AguilarHeats — 1:04.5 min (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)Men's 200 metres freestyle
Edgar MirandaHeats — DNS (→ no ranking)Middleweight
Luis FonsecaPress — 107.5 kgSnatch — 97.5 kgJerk — 130.0 kgTotal — 335.0 kg (→ 17th place)Light heavyweight
Rodolfo CastilloPress — 112.5 kgSnatch — 105.0 kgJerk — 140.0 kgTotal — 357.5 kg (→ 21st place)Middle heavyweight
Fernando EsquivelPress — 120.0 kgSnatch — 105.0 kgJerk — 145.0 kgTotal — 370.0 kg (→ 23rd place)
