El Salvador competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was El Salvador's 19th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the games.
On 5 October 2023, the El Salvador Olympic Committee officially named the team of 80 athletes (35 men and 45 women) competing in 23 sports (e-sports total of 1 is not included).
Surfers Amado de Jesús Alvarado and Sindy Portillo were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, archer Roberto Hernández and roller speed skater Ivonne Nóchez were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 3 36Artistic swimming 0 99Athletics 1 12Badminton 3 36Basketball 4 48Bowling 0 22Boxing 1 01Equestrian 1 01Gymnastics 1 12Judo 202Karate 1 12Roller sports 1 12Rowing 1 12Sailing 1 12Shooting 5 49Surfing 1 23Swimming 5 611Table tennis 1 12Taekwondo 0 11Tennis 0 11Volleyball 224Weightlifting 112Wrestling 011 Total 354681
Medalists
The following Salvadoran competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDate Roberto HernándezDouglas Nolasco Archery Men's team compound Ivonne Nóchez Roller sport Women's 200 metres time-trial Jorge Merino Karate Men's 84 kg Uriel Canjura Badminton Men's singles
Archery
El Salvador qualified four archers during the 2022 Pan American Archery Championships. El Salvador also qualified two archers during the 2023 Copa Merengue.
Men AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOscar GuillénIndividual recurveDouglas NolascoIndividual compoundRoberto HernándezDouglas NolascoRoberto HernándezTeam compoundcolspan=2
Women AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreMarcela CortezIndividual recurvePaola CoradoIndividual compoundSofía PaizPaola CoradoSofía PaizTeam compoundcolspan=2
Mixed AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOscar GuillénMarcela CortezTeam recurvecolspan=2 Team compoundcolspan=2
Artistic swimming
El Salvador qualified a full team of nine artistic swimmers after finishing third in the 2022 Central American and Caribbean Games.
AthleteEventTechnical RoutineFree Routine (Final)PointsRankPointsRankTotal PointsRankCesia CastanedaGrecia MendozaWomen's duetAndrea MercadoBrigitte GuadrónCesia CastanedaDaira SánchezGabriela MagañaGabriela MercadoGabriela MoranGrecia MendozaMaría ArguetaWomen's team
Athletics
El Salvador qualified two athletes (one per gender).
Men Pablo Ibáñez
Women Nancy Sandoval
Badminton
El Salvador qualified a team of six athletes (three men and three women).
Men AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultUriel CanjuraSinglesManuel MejíaJavier AlasJavier AlasManuel MejíaMen's doubles
Women AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultDaniela HernándezSinglesalign=center Fátima Centenoalign=center Gabriela BarriosFátima CentenoDaniela HernándezWomen's doubles
Mixed AthleteEventFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultManuel MejiaGabriela BarriosMixed doublesJavier Armando AlasFátima Centeno
Basketball
3x3
Summary TeamEventPreliminary roundSemifinalFinal / / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEl Salvador menMen's tournamentEl Salvador womenWomen's tournament
Men's tournament
El Salvador qualified a men's team (of 4 athletes) by finishing as one of the six best non qualified teams in the FIBA 3x3 Rankings.
Roster
Emilio Abullarade Kevin Campos Pablo Figueroa William Merino
Women's tournament
El Salvador qualified a women's team (of 4 athletes) by finishing as one of the six best non qualified teams in the FIBA 3x3 Rankings.
Roster
Adriana Rivas Camila Lima Laura Rivas Paola Campos
Bowling
El Salvador qualified a team of two women through the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador.
AthleteEventQualification / FinalRound robinSemifinalFinal / Block 1Block 2TotalRank123456Total789101112Total12345678TotalGrand totalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEugenia QuintanillaWomen's singlesRoxana FajardoEugenia QuintanillaRoxana FajardoWomen's doublescolspan=14
Boxing
El Salvador qualified one male boxer.
Men AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSamuel Contreras–63.5 kg
Equestrian
El Salvador qualified one individual rider in Show-Jumping.
Show Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalRound 1Round 2Round 3TotalRound ARound BTotalFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankFaultsRankJuan Manuel Bolanos BarriosZilouet Mystic RoseIndividual
Gymnastics
Artistic El Salvador qualified two gymnasts in artistic (one man and one woman) at the 2023 Pan American Championships.
Men AthleteEventQualificationTotalRankPablo VelásquezIndividual all-around Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final
Women AthleteEventQualificationTotalRankAlexa GrandeIndividual all-around Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final
Judo
El Salvador qualified two male judokas.
Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJairo Moreno−60 kgGustavo López−81 kg
Karate
El Salvador qualified a team of 2 karatekas (one man and one woman) at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Championship.
Kumite AthleteEventRound robinSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJorge MerinoMen's −84 kgGabriella IzaguirreWomen's −50 kg
Roller sports
El Salvador qualified two athletes (one per gender).
Speed
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMarvin GómezMen's 200 m time trialMen's 1000 m sprintIvonne NóchezWomen's 200 m time trialWomen's 500 m + distanceWomen's 1000 m sprint
Rowing
El Salvador qualified a team of 2 athletes (one per gender).
Men AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal A/BTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRoberto LópezMen's Single scullsAdriana EscobarWomen's Single sculls
Sailing
El Salvador qualified 2 boats for a total of 2 sailors.
AthleteEventRaceTotal123456789101112PointsRankEnrique ArathoonLasercolspan=2 Darling AlfaroLaser radialcolspan=2
Shooting
El Salvador qualified a total of nine shooters (five men and four women).
Men Diego Santamaría Israel Gutiérrez Jorge Muñoz Jorge Pimentel José Gutiérrez
Women Frida Sibrian Johanna Pineda Milena Morales Ana Ramírez
Surfing
El Salvador qualified three surfers (one man and two women).
Artistic AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Repechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Repechage 4Repechage 5Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJosselyn AlabíWomen's stand up paddleboard Amado AlvaradoMen's Longboard Sindy PortilloWomen's Longboard
Swimming
El Salvador qualified 11 athletes (five men and six women).
Men Diego Alvarado Elías Segovia Nixon Hernández José Campo Xavier Ventura
Women Celina Márquez Elisa Funes Fátima Portillo Isabella Alas Marina Espadoni Ariana Valle
Table tennis
El Salvador qualified two table tennis players (one per gender) after receiving an invitation from ITTF America.
AthleteEventGroup stageFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDiego OrantesMen's singlescolspan=5 Gabriela SuárezWomen's singlescolspan=5 Diego OrantesGabriela SuárezMixed doublescolspan=5
Taekwondo
El Salvador qualified one female athlete during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.
Kyorugi Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BMOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAlisson Montaño–57 kg
Tennis
El Salvador qualified a female tennis player.
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankValentina CruzSingles
Volleyball
Beach
El Salvador qualified a men's and women's pair for a total of four athletes.
AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankArmando GuatemalaFrankin FloresMen's Laura MolinaNadia SolerWomen's
Weightlifting
El Salvador qualified two weightlifters (one per gender).
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankRamón CruzVictoria Grenni
Wrestling
El Salvador qualified a female wrestler after receiving a wild card.
Women AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJacqueline Hernández57 kg
Demonstration Sports E-sports
El Salvador qualified a male athlete.
Men Obed Henríquez
See also El Salvador at the 2023 Parapan American Games El Salvador at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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