Costa Rica at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Costa Rica at the 1980 Winter Olympics
IOC code	CRC
NOC	Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica
Website	www.concrc.org (in Spanish)
in Lake Placid
Competitors	1 (man) in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Arturo Kinch[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1980 1984 1988 1992 1994–1998 2002 2006 2010–2022

Costa Rica sent a delegation to compete at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States from 13–24 February 1980. This was Costa Rica's debut appearance at a Winter Olympic Games, after five prior appearances at Summer Olympics. The only athlete sent by the country was alpine skier Arturo Kinch. In the only event he finished, the men's downhill, he placed 41st.