El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:ESA
Nocname:El Salvador Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2008
Website: 
Location:Beijing
Competitors:11
Sports:9
Flagbearer:Eva Dimas
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

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.

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

Competitors

ComitĂ© OlĂ­mpico 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.

| width=78% align=left valign=top |The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics1 1 2
Cycling1 1 2
Judo1 0 1
Rowing0 1 1
Shooting0 1 1
Swimming0 1 1
Tennis1 0 1
Weightlifting0 1 1
Wrestling0 1 1
Total 4 7 11

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men
  • Track & road events
  • Women
  • Track & road events
  • Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Track

    Pursuit
    Omnium

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Rowing

    See main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Women
    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

    See main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Luisa Maida10 m air pistol37534Did not advance
    25 m pistol5826 774.08

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Women
    AthleteEventHeatFinal
    TimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Golda Marcus400 m freestyle4:23:5039Did not advance
    800 m freestyle8:51.2135Did not advance

    Tennis

    See main article: Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Wrestling

    See main article: Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Women's freestyle

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417092529/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ESA/summer/2008/ "El Salvador at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games."