El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics

El Salvador competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics.

El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ESA
NOC	El Salvador Olympic Committee
Website	www.teamesa.org (in Spanish)
in Beijing
Competitors	11 in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Eva Dimas
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1968 1972 1976–1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Weightlifter Eva Dimas, who carried the flag in 2000, was again selected to carry her nation's flag during the opening ceremony.

Competitors

Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 11 athletes, 4 men and 7 women, to compete in 9 sports.^[1] Weightlifter Eva Dimas, at age 35, was the oldest athlete of the team, while cyclist Mario Contreras was the youngest at age 21.

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: Sport Men Women Total Athletics 1 1 2 Cycling 1 1 2 Judo 1 0 1 Rowing 0 1 1 Shooting 0 1 1 Swimming 0 1 1 Tennis 1 0 1 Weightlifting 0 1 1 Wrestling 0 1 1 Total 4 7 11

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Salvador Mira	50 km walk	DSQ

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Verónica Colindres	20 km walk	1:36.52	38

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Mario Wilfredo Contreras	Men's road race	Did not finish

Track

Pursuit

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Opponent Results	Rank	Opponent Results	Rank
Evelyn García	Women's individual pursuit	3:56.849	13	Did not advance

Omnium

Athlete	Event	Points	Laps	Rank
Evelyn García	Women's points race	0	0	16

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Franklin Cisneros	Men's −81 kg	Bye	Stevens (USA) L 0000–1011	Did not advance

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Camila Vargas Palomo	Single sculls	8:32:06	3 QF	8:11:79	5 SC/D	8:22.35	4 FD	8:02.91	22

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Luisa Maida	10 m air pistol	375	34	Did not advance
	25 m pistol	582	6 Q	774.0	8

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Golda Marcus	400 m freestyle	4:23:50	39	Did not advance
	800 m freestyle	8:51.21	35	Did not advance

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Rafael Arévalo	Men's singles	Lee H-T (KOR) W 4–6, 6–3, 6–4	Federer (SUI) L 2–6, 4–6	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Eva Dimas	Women's +75 kg	105	9	127	DNF	105	DNF

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Key:

• VT - Victory by Fall.
• PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
• PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Íngrid Medrano	−48 kg	Bye	Dobre (ROU) W 3–1 PP	Bakatyuk (KAZ) L 0–3 PO	Did not advance				9

See also

• El Salvador at the 2007 Pan American Games
• El Salvador at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games