# El Salvador at the 2004 Summer Olympics

El Salvador competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Olympics.
Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 7 athletes to the Games, 2 men and 5 women, to compete in 6 sports. Cyclist Evelyn García was chosen to carry her nation's flag during the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 7 athletes, 2 men and 5 women, to compete in 6 sports. Long-distance runner Elizabeth Zaragoza, at age 35, was the oldest athlete of the team, while runner Takeshi Fujiwara was the youngest at age 19.
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 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 5 | 7 |

## Archery

El Salvador qualified one participant in men's individual archery.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ricardo Merlos | Men's individual | 630 | 51 | van Alten (NED) L 151–152 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

Salvadoran athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Takeshi Fujiwara | 400 m | 48.46 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Elizabeth Zaragoza | 5000 m | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Evelyn García | Women's road race | 3:28:39 | 35 |

### Track
#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank |
| Evelyn García | Women's individual pursuit | 3:56.055 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Patricia Rivas | 10 m air rifle | 393 | =20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Golda Marcus | 400 m freestyle | 4:22.27 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Golda Marcus | 800 m freestyle | 8:59.81 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Eva María Dimas | Women's −75 kg | 105 | 11 | 125 | 11 | 230 | 11 |