# El Salvador at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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. 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.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 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.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Cristóbal Merlos | Individual | 588 | 55 | Wunderle (USA) L 160–150 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Tony Serpas | 100 m | 10.63 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Ivis Martínez | 20 km walk | 1:38:07 | 34 |

## Cycling
### Track
#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Maureen Kaila Vergara | Women's points race | 0 | 0 | 17 |

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Miguel Antonio Moreno | 66 kg | BYE | David Somerville (GBR) L 0000-1000 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | AC |

## Shooting
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Luisa Cristina Maida | 10 m air pistol | 368 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Luisa Cristina Maida | 25 m pistol | 557 | 41 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Francisco Suriano | 100 m breaststroke | 01:04.31 | 37 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Francisco Suriano | 200 m breaststroke | 02:20.10 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Weightlifting
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Eva Dimas | 69 kg | 92.5 | =11 | 110.0 | 12 | 202.5 | 12 |