# El Salvador at the 2008 Summer Olympics

El Salvador competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, from 8 to 24 August 2008. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics.
Weightlifter Eva Dimas, who carried the flag in 2000, was again selected to carry her nation's flag during the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 11 athletes, 4 men and 7 women, to compete in 9 sports. Weightlifter Eva Dimas, at age 35, was the oldest athlete of the team, while cyclist Mario Contreras was the youngest at age 21.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 7 | 11 |

## Athletics
### 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

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Salvador Mira | 50 km walk | DSQ | DSQ |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Verónica Colindres | 20 km walk | 1:36.52 | 38 |

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Mario Wilfredo Contreras | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |

### 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 | 3:56.849 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Omnium

| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Evelyn García | Women's points race | 0 | 0 | 16 |

## Judo

| 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 |
| Franklin Cisneros | Men's −81 kg | Bye | Stevens (USA) L 0000–1011 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Camila Vargas Palomo | Single sculls | 8:32:06 | 3 QF | 8:11:79 | 5 SC/D | 8:22.35 | 4 FD | 8:02.91 | 22 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Shooting
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Luisa Maida | 10 m air pistol | 375 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Luisa Maida | 25 m pistol | 582 | 6 Q | 774.0 | 8 |

## Swimming
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Golda Marcus | 400 m freestyle | 4:23:50 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Golda Marcus | 800 m freestyle | 8:51.21 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Rafael Arévalo | Men's singles | Lee H-T (KOR) W 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Federer (SUI) L 2–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 Dimas | Women's +75 kg | 105 | 9 | 127 | DNF | 105 | DNF |

## Wrestling

Key:
* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

### Women's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Íngrid Medrano | −48 kg | Bye | Dobre (ROU) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Bakatyuk (KAZ) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |