El Salvador at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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El Salvador at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Flag bearer
Evelyn García[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (
overview)

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.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 1 0 1
Athletics 1 1 2
Cycling 0 1 1
Shooting 0 1 1
Swimming 0 1 1
Weightlifting 0 1 1
Total 2 5 7

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics

El Salvador qualified one participant in men's individual archery.

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Ricardo Merlos Men's individual 630 51  van Alten (NED)
L 151–152 		Did not advance

Athletics

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]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Takeshi Fujiwara 400 m 48.46 7 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Elizabeth Zaragoza 5000 m DNF Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Evelyn García
Women's road race
 3:28:39 35

Track

Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results 		Rank Opponent
Results 		Rank
Evelyn García Women's individual pursuit 3:56.055 12 Did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Patricia Rivas 10 m air rifle 393 =20 Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Golda Marcus 400 m freestyle 4:22.27 33 Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:59.81 21 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Eva María Dimas
 Women's −75 kg 105 11 125 11 230 11

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Romero, Tomás (6 July 2004). "Evelyn García será la abanderada en Grecia" [Evelyn García will be the flag bearer in Greece] (in Spanish). El Diario de Hoy. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ^ "El Salvador at the 2004 Athina Summer Games." Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved on 16 March 2014.
  3. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  4. IAAF
    . Retrieved 4 June 2011.

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