| El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ESA |
| NOC | El Salvador Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| inBeijing | |
| Competitors | 11in9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Eva Dimas |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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El Salvador competed at the 2008 Summer OlympicsinBeijing, 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.
Comité Olímpico 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.
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The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
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| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Result | Rank | ||
| Salvador Mira | 50 km walk | DSQ | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Result | Rank | ||
| Verónica Colindres | 20 km walk | 1:36.52 | 38 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Mario Wilfredo Contreras | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Opponent Results |
Rank | Opponent Results |
Rank | ||
| Evelyn García | Women's individual pursuit | 3:56.849 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn García | Women's points race | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result |
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| Franklin Cisneros | Men's −81 kg | Bye |  Stevens (USA)L 0000–1011 |
Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Camila Vargas Palomo | Single sculls | 8:32:06 | 3QF | 8:11:79 | 5SC/D | 8:22.35 | 4FD | 8:02.91 | 22 |
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
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Luisa Maida | 10 m air pistol | 375 | 34 | Did not advance | |
| 25 m pistol | 582 | 6Q | 774.0 | 8 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Golda Marcus | 400 m freestyle | 4:23:50 | 39 | Did not advance | |
| 800 m freestyle | 8:51.21 | 35 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Rafael Arévalo | Men's singles |  Lee H-T (KOR)W 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
 Federer (SUI)L 2–6, 4–6 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Eva Dimas | Women's +75 kg | 105 | 9 | DNF | 105 | DNF | |
Key:
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Result |
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| Íngrid Medrano | −48 kg | Bye |  Dobre (ROU)W 3–1 PP |
 Bakatyuk (KAZ)L 0–3 PO |
Did not advance | 9 | |||
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