El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics
El Salvador at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 11 in 9 sports | |||||||||||
Flag bearer | Eva Dimas | |||||||||||
Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 0 |
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Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||||
Summer Games | ||||||||||||
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.
ComitĂ© OlĂmpico de El Salvador sent a total of 11 athletes to the Games, 4 men and 7 women, to compete in 9 sports. Weightlifter Eva Dimas, who also carried the flag in 2000, was 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.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
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Athletics
- Key
- NoteâRanks 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
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
Salvador Mira | 50 km walk | DSQ |
- Women
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Result | Rank | ||
VerĂłnica Colindres | 20 km walk | 1:36.52 | 38 |
Cycling
Road
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Mario Wilfredo Contreras | Men's road race | Did not finish |
Track
- Pursuit
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Opponent Results |
Rank | Opponent Results |
Rank | ||
Evelyn GarcĂa | Women's individual pursuit | 3:56.849 | 13 | Did not advance |
- Omnium
Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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Evelyn GarcĂa | Women's points race | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Judo
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 |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Franklin Cisneros | Men's â81 kg | BYE | Stevens (USA) L 0000â1011 |
Did not advance |
Rowing
- Women
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 | 3 QF | 8:11:79 | 5 SC/D | 8:22.35 | 4 FD | 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
Shooting
- Women
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 | 6 Q | 774.0 | 8 |
Swimming
- Women
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 |
Tennis
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Rafael ArĂ©valo | Men's singles | Lee H-T (KOR) W 4â6, 6â3, 6â4 |
Federer (SUI) L 2â6, 4â6 |
Did not advance |
Weightlifting
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 |
Wrestling
Key:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Women's freestyle
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Ăngrid Medrano | â48 kg | BYE | Dobre (ROU) W 3â1 PP |
Bakatyuk (KAZ) L 0â3 PO |
Did not advance | 9 |
See also
- El Salvador at the 2007 Pan American Games
- El Salvador at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
References
- â "El Salvador at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games." Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved on 16 March 2014.