El Salvador competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States, from 28 July to 12 August 1984. This was the nation's third appearance at the Olympics. The nation previously missed the 1976 Summer Olympics and participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.
| El Salvador at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | ESA |
| NOC | El Salvador Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 10 (9 men and 1 woman) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kriscia García |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 10 athletes to the Games, 9 men and 1 women, to compete in 5 sports. Long-distance runner Kriscia García was chosen to carry her nation's flag during the opening ceremony.
Competitors
editComité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 10 athletes, 9 men and 1 women, to compete in 5 sports.[1] Trap shooter Julio González, at age 40, was the oldest athlete of the team, while swimmer Juan Miranda was the youngest at age 16. The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 10 |
Athletics
edit- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Aldo Salandra | 100 m | 11.31 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 22.90 | 7 | did not advance | ||||||
| René Lopez | 400 m | 48.71 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| Luis Campos | 20 km walk | — | 1:48:45 | 37 | |||||
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Kriscia García | 1500 m | — | 4:38.00 | 12 | did not advance | ||
| 3000 m | 9:42.28 | 9 | — | did not advance | |||
Judo
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Fredy Torres | 65 kg |  Sergio Sano (BRA)L |
did not advance | =20 | |||||
| Juan Vargas | 71 kg |  Auck Kalwihzi (ZAM)W |
 Byeong-Keun Ahn (KOR)L |
did not advance |  Kieran Foley (IRL)L |
did not advance | =9 | ||
Swimming
edit- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Salvador Salguero | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.99 | 38 | did not advance | |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:21.75 | 32 | did not advance | ||
| Juan Miranda | 100 m butterfly | 1:04.33 | 45 | did not advance | |
| 200 m butterfly | 2:38.32 | 34 | did not advance | ||
Shooting
edit- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Julio González Suvillaga | Trap | 124 | 69 |
Wrestling
edit- Men's Freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Eliminatory round | Final | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 / 7 | ||||
| Gustavo Manzur | 68 kg |  Singh (IND)L 0–14 |
 Knosp (FRG)L 2:34 |
Did not advance | AC | ||||
- Men's Greco-Roman
| Athlete | Event | Eliminatory round | Final | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 / 7 | ||||
| Gustavo Manzur | 62 kg |  Dietsche (SUI)L 0–12 |
Kim (KOR) L 0:20 |
Did not advance | AC | ||||
References
edit- ^ "El Salvador at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games." Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved on 18 March 2014.
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