El Salvador at the 2004 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:ESA
Nocname:El Salvador Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2004
Website: 
Location:Athens
Competitors:7
Sports:6
Flagbearer:Evelyn García[1]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

El Salvador competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Olympics.

Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 7 athletes to the Games, 2 men and 5 women, to compete in 6 sports. Cyclist Evelyn García was chosen to carry her nation's flag during the opening ceremony.[1]

Competitors

Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 7 athletes, 2 men and 5 women, to compete in 6 sports.[2] Long-distance runner Elizabeth Zaragoza, at age 35, was the oldest athlete of the team, while runner Takeshi Fujiwara was the youngest at age 19.

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Archery1 0 1
Athletics1 1 2
Cycling0 1 1
Shooting0 1 1
Swimming0 1 1
Weightlifting0 1 1
Total 2 5 7

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics. El Salvador qualified one participant in men's individual archery.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Salvadoran athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[3] [4]

Men
Women

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Track

Pursuit

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Women

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Women
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Golda Marcus400 m freestyle4:22.2733Did not advance
800 m freestyle8:59.8121Did not advance

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Romero. Tomás. Evelyn García será la abanderada en Grecia. Evelyn García will be the flag bearer in Greece. es. El Diario de Hoy. 6 July 2004. 4 April 2014.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092525/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ESA/summer/2004/ "El Salvador at the 2004 Athina Summer Games."
  3. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. June 4, 2011.
  4. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards. IAAF. 4 June 2011.