# El Salvador at the 1968 Summer Olympics

El Salvador competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, from 12 to 27 October 1968.
Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 60 athletes to the Games, 52 men and 8 women, to compete in 7 sports. Swimmer Salvador Vilanova was selected to carry his nation's flag during the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 60 athletes, 52 men and 8 women, to compete in 7 sports. The contingent marks the largest in El Salvador's Olympic participation. Trap shooter Roberto Soundy, at age 68, was the oldest athlete of the team, while swimmer Rubén Guerrero was the youngest at age 13. Each respectively holds the distinction of being the all-time oldest and youngest Olympic participants from El Salvador.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Cycling | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Sailing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Shooting | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Swimming | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 52 | 8 | 60 |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rafael Santos | 100 m | 11.22 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José Astacio | 200 m | 23.13 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José Astacio | 400 m | 52.9 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alfredo Cubías | 800 m | 2:08.7 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alfredo Cubías | 1500m | 4:32.58 | 10 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Efraín Cordero | 3000 m steeplechase | 11:19.23 | 13 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roberto Castellanos | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:58:48.0 | 29 |
| Ricardo Cruz | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56:22.0 | 28 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Mauricio Jubis | Shot put | 12.92 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mauricio Jubis | Discus throw | 36.18 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carlos Hasbún | Hammer throw | 37.46 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Cecilia Sosa | 100 m | 13.7 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cecilia Sosa | 80 m hurdles | 12.8 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Cecilia Sosa | Long jump | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rosario Martínez | Shot put | — | — | 10.18 | 14 |

## Cycling
### Road
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Mauricio Bolaños | Road race | DNF | AC |
| Francisco Funes | Road race | DNF | AC |
| David Miranda | Road race | DNF | AC |
| Juan Molina | Road race | DNF | AC |
| Mauricio Bolaños | Team time trial | 2:39:38.39 | 24 |
| Francisco Funes | Team time trial | 2:39:38.39 | 24 |
| Roberto García | Team time trial | 2:39:38.39 | 24 |
| Juan Molina | Team time trial | 2:39:38.39 | 24 |

## Football
### Team roster

Head coach: Rigoberto Guzmán
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games | Tournament goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
| 1 | GK | Ricardo Martínez | Oct 28, 1947 | 20 | ? | Águila | 1 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Roberto Rivas | Jul 17, 1941 | 27 | ? | Alianza | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Guillermo Castro | Jun 25, 1940 | 28 | ? | Atlético Marte | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Edgar Morales | Apr 17, 1940 | 28 | ? | Atlético Marte | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Jorge Vásquez | Apr 23, 1945 | 23 | ? | Universidad | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | José Ruano | Sep 30, 1945 | 22 | ? | FAS | 2 | 0 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Salvador Cabezas | Feb 28, 1947 | 21 | ? | Adler | 2 | 0 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Alberto Villalta | Nov 19, 1947 | 20 | ? | Atlético Marte | 2 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MD | José Quintanilla | Oct 29, 1947 | 20 | ? | Atlético Marte | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Mauricio Rodríguez | Dec 12, 1945 | 22 | ? | Universidad | 3 | 1 | 255 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Elmer Acevedo | Feb 24, 1946 | 22 | ? | FAS | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MD | Mario Flores | Sep 12, 1943 | 24 | ? | FAS | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | Mauricio González | Sep 19, 1945 | 22 | ? | Atlético Marte | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Juan Ramón Martínez | Apr 20, 1948 | 20 | ? | Águila | 3 | 1 | 151 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | Víctor Azucar | Sep 20, 1946 | 22 | ? | Adler | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MD | Sergio Méndez | Feb 14, 1942 | 26 | ? | Atlético Marte | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MD | José Manuel Angel | Aug 24, 1948 | 20 | ? | Alianza | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Joaquin Alabi | | | ? | FAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Gualberto Fernández | Jul 12, 1941 | 27 | ? | Atlante | 3 | 0 | 215 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Group play

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
| Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
El Salvador did not advance to the quarterfinal.

## Sailing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Carlos Ruiz | Finn | 37 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 30 | 35 | 212 | 34 |
| Mario Aguilar Manuel Escobar | Flying Dutchman | 31 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 206 | 30 |

## Shooting

Eight shooters represented El Salvador in 1968.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Helio Castro | 50 m rifle (3 positions) | 1046 | 59 |
| Juan Antonio Valencia | 50 m rifle (3 positions) | 1013 | 62 |
| Ricardo Menéndez | 50 m rifle (prone) | 578 | 71 |
| Tomás Vilanova | 50 m rifle (prone) | 581 | 74 |
| Tito Castillo | 50 m pistol | 519 | 58 |
| Helio Castro | 50 m rapid-fire pistol | 533 | 55 |
| Tomás Vilanova | 50 m rapid-fire pistol | 561 | 49 |
| Roberto Soundy | Trap | 125 | 54 |
| Andrés Amador | Skeet | 175 | 43 |
| Ricardo Soundy | Skeet | 147 | 50 |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| José Alvarado | 100 m freestyle | 1:02.0 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ernesto Durón | 100 m freestyle | 1:03.8 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Salvador Vilanova | 100 m freestyle | 59.6 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José Alvarado | 200 m freestyle | 2:20.2 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ernesto Durón | 200 m freestyle | 2:24.1 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Salvador Vilanova | 200 m freestyle | 2:14.6 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rubén Guerrero | 400 m freestyle | 4:50.8 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Friedrich Jokisch | 400 m freestyle | 5:09.2 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rubén Guerrero | 1500 m freestyle | 19:36.4 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arturo Carranza | 100 m backstroke | 1:17.4 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Friedrich Jokisch | 100 m backstroke | 1:13.7 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arturo Carranza | 100 m breaststroke | 1:28.0 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Abel Muñoz | 100 m breaststroke | 1:19.4 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eduardo Ramos | 100 m breaststroke | 1:31.2 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arturo Carranza | 200 m breaststroke | 3:02.8 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rubén Guerrero | 100 m butterfly | 1:10.1 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Friedrich Jokisch | 100 m butterfly | 1:10.5 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Salvador Vilanova | 100 m butterfly | 59.6 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Arturo Carranza | 200 m butterfly | 2:47.3 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rubén Guerrero | 200 m individual medley | 2:37.5 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Friedrich Jokisch | 200 m individual medley | 2:41.6 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Salvador Vilanova | 200 m individual medley | 2:33.8 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| José Alvarado Ernesto Durón Rubén Guerrero Salvador Vilanova | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:08.3 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Carmen Ferracuti | 100 m freestyle | 1:08.5 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rosa Hasbún | 100 m freestyle | 1:10.0 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Donatella Ferracuti | 200 m freestyle | 2:28.2 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carmen Ferracuti | 100 m backstroke | 1:17.8 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rosa Hasbún | 100 m backstroke | 1:20.5 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carmen Ferracuti | 200 m backstroke | 2:52.6 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rosa Hasbún | 200 m backstroke | 2:56.2 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| María Castro | 100 m breastroke | 1:36.9 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Celia Jokisch | 100 m breastroke | 1:46.6 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| María Moreño | 100 m breastroke | 1:27.2 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| María Castro | 200 m breastroke | 3:15.4 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carmen Ferracuti | 200 m individual medley | 2:44.7 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Donatella Ferracuti | 200 m individual medley | 2:48.6 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| María Moreño | 200 m individual medley | 2:51.1 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carmen Ferracuti Donatella Ferracuti Rosa Hasbún María Moreño | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:39.8 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carmen Ferracuti Donatella Ferracuti Rosa Hasbún María Moreño | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 5:12.6 | 8 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Military Press | Military Press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Alex Martínez | 56 kg | 87.5 | 14 | 80.0 | 14 | 100.0 | 13 | 267.5 | 13 |
| Valerio Fontanals | 67.5 kg | 90.0 | 19 | 95.0 | =18 | Did not attempt | Did not attempt | 185.0 | AC |