Our Champion for Peace
Sylvia POLL
Swimming
Costa-Rica
I believe sport has given me many blessings, it has given me a great number of opportunities and I also believe sport has a great value that we can all share. Sport can be an opportunity to promote social inclusion, peace and values. Through my role as a professional athlete it allows me to share the values of Peace and Sport.
Biography / Awards
Sylvia Poll won the first Olympic medal for Costa Rica at the Seoul Olympic Games in 1988 and thus entered into the history of her country. In recent years, she’s been part of the national diplomatic corps as Deputy Ambassador to Costa Rica in Switzerland.
Olympian – olympic medalist, 4x Panamerican Champion