El Salvador competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics.
Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 8 athletes to the Games, 4 men and 4 women, to compete in 7 sports. Weightlifter Eva Dimas was chosen to carry her nation's flag during the opening ceremony.
Competitors Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 8 athletes, 4 men and 4 women, to compete in 7 sports."El Salvador at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games." Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014. Cyclist Maureen Kaila, at age 35, was the oldest athlete of the team, while pistol shooter Luisa Maida was the youngest at age 20.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 0 1Athletics 1 1 2Cycling 0 1 1Judo 1 0 1Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 1 0 1Weightlifting 0 1 1 Total 4 4 8
Archery
Men In El Salvadors's debut archery competition, the nation entered only one man. He lost his first match. AthleteEventQualificationRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultCristóbal MerlosIndividual58855L 160–150did not advance
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankTony Serpas100 m10.636did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankIvis Martínez20 km walk1:38:0734
Cycling Track
Women AthleteEventPointsLapsRankMaureen Kaila VergaraWomen's points race0017
Judo
Men AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMiguel Antonio Moreno66 kgL 0000-1000did not advance
Shooting
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankLuisa Cristina Maida10 m air pistol36836did not advance25 m pistol55741did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankFrancisco Suriano100 m breaststroke01:04.3137did not advance200 m breaststroke02:20.1035did not advance
Weightlifting
Women AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankEva Dimas69 kg92.5=11110.012202.512
See also El Salvador at the 1999 Pan American Games
References General Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. . International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005. Specific