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(Swimmer) Claudia María Poll Ahrens, a former swimmer from Costa Rica and Nicaragua, made history as the first Olympic gold-medalist for Costa Rica at the 1996 Olympics. She set multiple national records in freestyle events and earned two bronze medals at the 2000 Olympics. Poll was also the first individual from Central America to secure a gold medal until 2008. Her remarkable achievements in swimming have had a lasting impact on Costa Rican sports history.
