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El Salvador at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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El Salvador at the
1984 Summer Olympics
IOC codeESA
NOCEl Salvador Olympic Committee
Websitewww.teamesa.org (in Spanish)
in Los Angeles
Competitors10 (9 men and 1 woman) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Kriscia García
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

El Salvador competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States, from 28 July to 12 August 1984. This was the nation's third appearance at the Olympics. The nation previously missed the 1976 Summer Olympics and participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.

Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 10 athletes to the Games, 9 men and 1 women, to compete in 5 sports. Long-distance runner Kriscia García was chosen to carry her nation's flag during the opening ceremony.

Competitors

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Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 10 athletes, 9 men and 1 women, to compete in 5 sports.[1] Trap shooter Julio González, at age 40, was the oldest athlete of the team, while swimmer Juan Miranda was the youngest at age 16. The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 3 1 4
Judo 2 0 2
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 2 0 2
Wrestling 1 0 1
Total 9 1 10

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Aldo Salandra 100 m 11.31 7 did not advance
200 m 22.90 7 did not advance
René Lopez 400 m 48.71 8 did not advance
Luis Campos 20 km walk — 1:48:45 37
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Kriscia García 1500 m — 4:38.00 12 did not advance
3000 m 9:42.28 9 — did not advance

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Fredy Torres 65 kg  Sergio Sano (BRA)
L 		did not advance =20
Juan Vargas 71 kg  Auck Kalwihzi (ZAM)
W 		 Byeong-Keun Ahn (KOR)
L 		did not advance  Kieran Foley (IRL)
L 		did not advance =9

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Salvador Salguero 100 m backstroke 1:04.99 38 did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:21.75 32 did not advance
Juan Miranda 100 m butterfly 1:04.33 45 did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:38.32 34 did not advance

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Julio González Suvillaga Trap 124 69

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's Freestyle
Athlete Event Eliminatory round Final Rank
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 / 7
Gustavo Manzur 68 kg  Singh (IND)
L 0–14 		 Knosp (FRG)
L 2:34 		Did not advance AC
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Eliminatory round Final Rank
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 / 7
Gustavo Manzur 62 kg  Dietsche (SUI)
L 0–12 		 Kim (KOR)
L 0:20 		Did not advance AC

References

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  1. ^ "El Salvador at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games." Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved on 18 March 2014.
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