El Salvador at the Pan American Games

At the most recent Pan American Games in 2019, El Salvador took home 3 gold medals, quadrupling its gold medal count from one to four. The country also took home both gold medals on offer in bodybuilding, a sport making its debut at the Pan American Games.^[1][2]

El Salvador at the Pan American Games
IOC code	ESA
NOC	El Salvador Olympic Committee
Medals Ranked 21st	Gold 5 Silver 9 Bronze 18 Total 32
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Medal count

Year	Host city				Total
1951	Buenos Aires	0	0	0	0
1955	Mexico City	0	0	0	0
1959	Chicago	0	0	0	0
1963	São Paulo	0	0	0	0
1967	Winnipeg	0	0	0	0
1971	Cali	0	0	0	0
1975	Mexico City	0	0	1	1
1979	San Juan	0	0	1	1
1983	Caracas	0	0	0	0
1987	Indianapolis	0	0	1	1
1991	Havana	0	0	0	0
1995	Mar del Plata	0	1	0	1
1999	Winnipeg	0	0	1	1
2003	Santo Domingo	0	2	2	4
2007	Rio de Janeiro	1	3	6	10
2011	Guadalajara	0	1	1	2
2015	Toronto	0	1	2	3
2019	Lima	3	0	1	4
2023	Santiago	1	1	2	4
Total		5	9	18	32

References

1. Henao, Luis Andres (10 August 2019). "El Salvador flexes its muscles at Pan Am Games bodybuilding". Associated Press. New York City, New York, United States. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
2. Diaz, Mauro (11 August 2019). "Bodybuilding shows off its muscles in its debut at Pan American Games". www.espn.com/. ESPN. Retrieved 12 August 2019.