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SILVIA POLLSilvia Poll is the sister of Claudia Poll and has the credit of winning the first-ever Olympic medal for Costa Rica. She won the silver medal in the 1988 Olympic Games in the women’s 200-meter freestyle.Both sisters have set many national records in swimming and have many awards to their credit.NERY ANTONIO BRENESNery Brenes was born on 25th September 1985 and he had reached the semi-finals at the 400m sprint in the Olympic Games held in Beijing in the year 2008. He is a sprinter of Costa Rica and has participated in many track and field events. Brenes has participated in many events like the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan.LAURA CHINCHILLA MIRANDALaura Chinchilla Miranda was born on 28th March 1959 in San Jose, Costa Rica and was the president of Costa Rica from 2010 to 2014. She carries the honor of becoming the first woman president of Costa Rica and the eighth woman president of a Latin American country. She now teaches at Georgetown University. Laura is still one of the most powerful women in Latin America. She takes up social and environ- mental causes in Costa Rica.She commented, “after my experience in public life, I am very honored to be able to give my best contribution and share based on my experience on the successes, failures and dyna- mics of women in public life.”In the 134th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session which was held in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 June 2019. Laura Chinchilla from Costa Rica has been elected as a new member of the International Olympic Committee.