Costa Rica competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019. On 11 July 2019, the Costa Rican Olympic Committee officially named a team of 85 athletes (44 women and 41 men) competing in 24 sports. During the opening ceremony of the games, footballer Shirley Cruz carried the flag of the country as part of the parade of nations. At this edition of the games, Costa Rica won five medals, the second best performance for the country at a single edition of the games (the best performance being the 11 medals won in 1987).