| Noc: | ESA |
| Nocname: | El Salvador Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Atlanta |
| Competitors: | 7 (6 men and 2 women) |
| Sports: | 5 |
| Flagbearer: | Juan Carlos Vargas[1] |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
El Salvador competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from 19 July to 4 August 1996. This was the nation's sixth appearance at the Olympics.
Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 8 athletes to the Games, 6 men and 2 women, to compete in 5 sports. Judoka Juan Vargas was selected to carry his nation's flag during the opening ceremony.
Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 8 athletes, 6 men and 2 women, to compete in 5 sports.[2] Judoka Juan Vargas, at age 32, was the oldest athlete of the team, while swimmer Francisco Suriano was the youngest at age 17.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Swimming | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 2 | 8 |
See main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Carlos Rodolfo Ramírez | 65 kg | L | Did not advance | =34 | ||||||||
| Juan Vargas | 71 kg | L | Did not advance | =21 | ||||||||
See main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Francisco Suriano | 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.82 | 37 | colspan=2 | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:25.57 | 32 | colspan=2 | Did not advance | ||||
| align=left | Rubén Ernesto Pineda | 100 m butterfly | 56.01 | 37 | colspan=2 | Did not advance | ||
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics.