| Noc: | ESA |
| Nocname: | El Salvador Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Oldcode: | SAL |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Munich |
| Competitors: | 11 (11 men and 0 women) |
| Sports: | 2 |
| Flagbearer: | Salvador Vilanova |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
El Salvador competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, from 28 July to 12 August 1984. This was the nation's second appearance at the Olympics.
Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 11 athletes to the Games, all men, to compete in 2 sports. Swimmer Salvador Vilanova was selected to carry his nation's flag during the opening ceremony.
Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 11 athletes, all men, to compete in 2 sports.[1] Skeet shooter Andrés Amador, at age 47, was the oldest athlete of the team, while swimmer Salvador Vilanova was the youngest at age 19.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.
| width=80 | Sport | width=40 | Men | width=40 | Women | width=40 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Swimming | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 11 |
See main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| José Luis Rosales | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 543 | 56 | |
| José Mario Váldez | 50 m rifle (prone) | 569 | 98 | |
| Juan Antonio Valencia | 576 | 91 | ||
| Juan Antonio Valencia | 50 m rifle (3 positions) | 1053 | 62 | |
| Andrés Amador | Skeet | 180 | 47 | |
See main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Antonio Ferracuti | align=left rowspan=2 | 100 m freestyle | 56.69 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Salvador Vilanova | 56.57 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Tomás Rengifo | align=left rowspan=2 | 200 m freestyle | 2:08.67 | 7 | colspan=2 | Did not advance | ||
| Salvador Vilanova | Did not start | |||||||
| Sergio Hasbún | align=left rowspan=2 | 100 m backstroke | 1:06.53 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Reynaldo Patiño | Did not start | |||||||
| Sergio Hasbún | 200 m backstroke | 2:27.93 | 6 | colspan=2 | Did not advance | |||
| Piero Ferracuti | 100 m breaststroke | 1:16.74 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Alejandro Cabrera | align=left rowspan=2 | 200 m breaststroke | 2:56.60 | 8 | colspan=2 | Did not advance | ||
| Piero Ferracuti | 2:45.73 | 7 | colspan=2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Salvador Vilanova | 100 m butterfly | 1:01.25 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Antonio Ferracuti Reynaldo Patiño Tomás Rengifo Salvador Vilanova | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:49.14 | 7 | colspan=2 | Did not advance | |||
| Antonio Ferracuti Sergio Hasbún Tomás Rengifo Salvador Vilanova | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Did not start | ||||||