Costa Rica at the 1980 Winter Olympics

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Costa Rica at the
1980 Winter Olympics
IOC codeCRC
NOCComité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Websitewww.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in Lake Placid
Competitors1 (man) in 1 sport
Flag bearerArturo Kinch[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (
overview)
  • 2010–2022

    • alpine skier Arturo Kinch. In the only event he finished, the men's downhill
    , he placed 41st.

    Background

    The Comité Olímpico Nacional de Costa Rica was recognized by the

    National Olympic Committees.[4] Arturo Kinch was the only athlete selected by Costa Rica for these Olympics.[5] He was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[3]

    Alpine skiing

    Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics

    Arturo Kinch was 23 years old at the time of the Lake Placid Olympics.[6] In his youth Kinch was a soccer player, who moved to Colorado for college.[7] After using skiing as a way to keep fit between soccer seasons, he decided to file paperwork to create a Costa Rican ski federation, a process that took two years.[7] On 14 February, he took part in the downhill, and finished the race in 2 minutes and 12.24 seconds.[8] This was good for 41st place, his best finish in a career that would eventually span five Olympics.[7] In the downhill, the gold medal was won by Leonhard Stock of Austria, the silver was taken by his compatriot Peter Wirnsberger, and the bronze was won by Canadian Steve Podborski.[8] On 18 February, Kinch participated in the giant slalom, but failed to finish the first run.[9] Kinch also took part in the slalom held on 22 February, but he again failed to complete the first run.[10]

    Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
    Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
    Arturo Kinch Downhill 2:12.24 41
    Giant slalom DNF – – – DNF –
    Slalom DNF – – – DNF –

    See also

    References

    1. OlyMADMen
      . Retrieved 24 December 2023.
    2. ^ "Costa Rica – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
    3. ^ a b c d "Costa Rica". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
    4. ^ "1980 Olympics - Winter Olympic Games". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
    5. ^ "Costa Rica at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
    6. ^ "Arturo Kinch Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
    7. ^ a b c Araton, Harvey (18 February 2006). "An Olympic Relic Feels Like a Winner for Making It Home". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
    8. ^ a b "Alpine Skiing at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's Downhill". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
    9. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's giant slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
    10. ^ "Alpine Skiing at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's slalom Run 1". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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