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 Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 11 athletes, 4 men and 7 women, to compete in 9 sports."El Salvador at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games." Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved on 16 March 2014. 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: SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Cycling 1 1 2Judo 1 0 1Rowing 0 1 1Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 0 1 1Tennis 1 0 1Weightlifting 0 1 1Wrestling 0 1 1 Total 4 7 11
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankSalvador Mira50 km walk
Women Track & road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankVerónica Colindres20 km walk1:36.5238
Cycling
Road
AthleteEventTimeRankMario Wilfredo ContrerasMen's road raceDid not finish
Track Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOpponentResultsRankOpponentResultsRankEvelyn GarcíaWomen's individual pursuit3:56.84913Did not advance
Omnium AthleteEventPointsLapsRankEvelyn GarcíaWomen's points race0016
Judo
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFranklin CisnerosMen's −81 kgL 0000–1011Did not advance
Rowing
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankCamila Vargas PalomoSingle sculls8:32:063 QF8:11:795 SC/D8:22.354 FD8:02.9122 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 AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankLuisa Maida10 m air pistol37534Did not advance25 m pistol5826 774.08
Swimming
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankGolda Marcus400 m freestyle4:23:5039Did not advance800 m freestyle8:51.2135Did not advance
Tennis
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRafael ArévaloMen's singlesW 4–6, 6–3, 6–4L 2–6, 4–6Did not advance
Weightlifting
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankEva DimasWomen's +75 kg1059127105
Wrestling
Women's freestyle AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankÍngrid Medrano−48 kgW 3–1 L 0–3 Did not advance9
See also El Salvador at the 2007 Pan American Games El Salvador at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
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