# El Salvador at the 2015 Pan American Games

El Salvador competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
On July 2, 2015 swimmer Marcelo Acosta was named the flagbearer of the team during the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

The following table lists El Salvador's delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Beach volleyball | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Bowling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cycling | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fencing | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Karate | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Roller sports | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rowing | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Swimming | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 25 | 52 |

## Medalists

The following competitors from El Salvador won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Jorge Merino | Karate | Men's 84 kg | July 25 |
| Bronze | Lilian Castro | Shooting | Women's 10 metre air pistol | July 12 |
| Bronze | Evelyn García | Cycling | Women's road time trial | July 22 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Karate | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Medals by day :
| Day | | | | Total |
| July 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| July 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| July 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |

## Archery

One male and one female archer from El Salvador qualified for the archery event at the Games.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Oscar Guillén | Men's individual | 618 | 28 | Álvarez (MEX) L 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elena Abullarade | Women's individual | 563 | 30 | Lorig (USA) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

El Salvador qualified one male and one female athlete.

### Road and track events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Luis Lopez | Men's 20 km walk | 1:42:03 | 10 |
| Cristina López | Women's 20 km walk | 1:47:33 | 13 |

## Badminton

El Salvador qualified a team of two athletes (one man and one woman).
| Athlete | Event | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jassiel Hernandez | Men's singles | Bye | Muňoz (MEX) L (5–21, 6–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fatima Fuentes | Women's singles | Bye | Bernatene (ARG) W (21–15, 21–13) | Li (CAN) L (4–21, 10–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jassiel Hernandez Fatima Fuentes | Mixed doubles | — | Martinez / Oropeza (CUB) L (11–21, 6–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Beach volleyball

El Salvador qualified a men's and women's pair for a total of four athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | 9th to 12th round | 13th to 16th round | 13th-place match | 11th-place match | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Carlos Talavera David Vargas | Men's | Grimalt / Grimalt (CHI) L (11-21, 12-21) | Haddock / Rodriguez (PUR) L (15-21, 15-21) | Whitfield / Williams (TTO) L (15-21, 24-26) | — | — | Garcia Betancourt / Recinos Ocaña (GUA) W (18-21, 21-14, 21-19) | Bissette / Clercent (LCA) W (22-20, 17-21, 15-10) | — | 13 |
| Laura Molina Ivonne Soler | Women's | Larsen / Metter (USA) L (12-21, 14-21) | Galindo / Galindo (COL) L (18-21, 12-21) | Orellana / Recinos (GUA) W (21-18, 23-21, 15-12) | Gomez / Nieto (URU) L (12-21, 16-21) | Mardones / Rivas (CHI) L (15-21, 21-19, 15-8) | — | — | Bernier Colon / Torruella (PUR) W (23-25, 21-19, 16-14) | 11 |

## Bowling

El Salvador qualified a full team of four athletes (two men and two women).

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Total | Average | Rank | Total | Average | Grand total | Rank | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Average | Rank | Total | Average | Grand total | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Julio Acosta | Men's | 176 | 193 | 158 | 195 | 211 | 194 | 167 | 236 | 187 | 182 | 158 | 216 | 2273 | 189.4 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 23 |
| Giancarlo Mateucci | Men's | 239 | 200 | 222 | 236 | 204 | 179 | 180 | 194 | 165 | 166 | 157 | 169 | 2311 | 192.6 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |
| Eugenia Quintanilla | Women's | 220 | 176 | 246 | 159 | 191 | 178 | 161 | 168 | 166 | 166 | 223 | 232 | 2286 | 190.5 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 21 |
| Marcela Sanchez | Women's | 138 | 199 | 185 | 161 | 164 | 229 | 237 | 269 | 207 | 222 | 168 | 233 | 2412 | 201.0 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 11 |

### Doubles

| Athlete | Event | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 1 (games 1–6) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Block 2 (games 7–12) | Grand total | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total | Average | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total | Average | Grand total | Final rank |
| Julio Acosta Giancarlo Mateucci | Men's | 173 | 157 | 163 | 213 | 178 | 196 | 1080 | 180.0 | 207 | 170 | 232 | 176 | 180 | 217 | 2262 | 188.5 | 4729 | 10 |
| Julio Acosta Giancarlo Mateucci | Men's | 244 | 191 | 218 | 213 | 228 | 170 | 1264 | 210.7 | 201 | 165 | 183 | 202 | 208 | 244 | 2467 | 205.6 | 4729 | 10 |
| Eugenia Quintanilla Marcela Sanchez | Women's | 197 | 180 | 182 | 198 | 181 | 202 | 1140 | 190.0 | 236 | 188 | 256 | 189 | 208 | 209 | 2426 | 202.2 | 4779 | 6 |
| Eugenia Quintanilla Marcela Sanchez | Women's | 187 | 191 | 188 | 161 | 225 | 170 | 1122 | 187.0 | 152 | 190 | 215 | 191 | 187 | 296 | 2353 | 196.1 | 4779 | 6 |

## Boxing

El Salvador qualified one female boxer.

### Woman

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Karla Herrera | Light welterweight | Mirquin Sena (DOM) L 1–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

El Salvador qualified two female cyclists (one each for road and track events).

### Road
#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Evelyn García | Road race | 2:07:53 | 18 |
| Evelyn García | Time trial | 27:20.24 | |

### Track
#### Keirin

| Athlete | Event | 1st round | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank |
| Karen Cruz | Women's keirin | 3 Q | 4 |

#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition | Opposition | Opposition | Opposition | Opposition | Rank |
| Karen Cruz | 11.887 | 9 Q | Lisandra Guerra (CUB) L | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian

El Salvador qualified two athletes in the eventing competition.

### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Total ||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Sofia Baussan Augspuer | Durango | Individual | 61.60 | =26 | 12.40 | 21 | 19.00 | =30 | 93.00 | 24 |
| Jose Romano Hijo | Bucefalo | Individual | 67.40 | =38 | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |

## Fencing

El Salvador qualified 3 fencers (3 women).
| Athlete | Event | Pool Round | Pool Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Fatima Tobar | Women's Sabre | 1 | 13 | Mariel Zagunis (USA) L 2–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alba Marroquin Castañeda | Women's Sabre | 1 | 16 | Paola Pliego (MEX) L 8–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Madeline Hernandez Elias Alba Marroquin Castañeda Fatima Tobar | Women's Sabre Team | — | — | — | United States L 25–45 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |

## Gymnastics

El Salvador qualified one male gymnast. Pablo Velasquez originally was the first reserve after qualification but later competed in the final.

### Individual Qualification

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Pablo Velasquez | Qualification | 12.200 | 12.300 | 12.300 | 12.900 | 11.350 | 10.850 | 71.900 | 28 R | 12.400 | 12.150 | 11.400 | 13.850 | 11.150 | 10.950 | 71.900 | 20 |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final

## Judo

El Salvador qualified a team of four judokas (three men and one woman). However, they did not register the female athlete for the competition.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Gustavo Lopez Aguilera | −66 kg | — | Charles Chibana (BRA) L 000–100 | — | Wander Mateo (DOM) L 000–100 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Juan Rosa | −73 kg | — | Alex William Pombo Silva (BRA) L 000–100 | — | Fernando Ibañez (ECU) L 000S3–001S2 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Juan Diego Turcios | −81 kg | Pedro Castro (COL) L 001S3–000S2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |

## Karate

El Salvador qualified 1 athlete. Jorge Merino had the country's highest placement, a silver medal finish.
| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jorge Merino | Men's –84 kg | Cesar Herrera (VEN) L 0–1 | Sarmen Sinani (CAN) W 6–1 | Jorge Acevedo (CHI) W 3–1 | 2 | Andres Loor (ECU) W 2–0 | Miguel Amargós (ARG) L 1–3 | |

## Roller sports

El Salvador qualified one male and one female roller skater.

### Speed

| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time/Points | Rank |
| Odir Miranda | Men's 200 m time trial | — | — | 17.738 | 10 |
| Odir Miranda | Men's 500 m | 41.197 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Odir Miranda | Men's 10,000 m points race | — | — | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Judith Lopez | Women's 200 m time trial | — | — | 20.325 | 10 |
| Judith Lopez | Women's 10,000 m points race | — | — | Did not finish | Did not finish |

## Rowing

El Salvador qualified 3 boats and four athletes (one male and three female).
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gerson Hernandez | Men's Single Sculls | 7.37.47 | 5 R | 7.47.06 | 4 FB | 8:32.26 | 10 |
| Jessica Hernandez | Women's Single Sculls | 8:28.06 | 4 R | 9:04.26 | 5 FB | 8:08.68 | 7 |
| Adriana Escobar Karla Calvo | Women's Lwt Double Sculls | 7:57.81 | 3 R | 8:00.97 | 5 FB | 7:23.83 | 8 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

## Sailing

El Salvador qualified one sailor.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net Points | Final Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | Net Points | Final Rank |
| Enrique Arathoon | Laser | 8 | 5 | 9 | (13) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | — | 105 | 11 |

## Shooting

El Salvador qualified 9 shooters (six male and three female).

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Andres Amador | Skeet | 87 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andres Amador | Trap | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |
| Hermes Barahona | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 536-11x | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hermes Barahona | 10 metre air pistol | 556-10x | 24 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Antonio Ferracuti | Skeet | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |
| Antonio Ferracuti | Trap | 54 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Israel Gutierrez | 50 metre rifle three positions | 1113-29x | 19 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Israel Gutierrez | 50 metre rifle prone | 606.4 | 24 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Israel Gutierrez | 10 metre air rifle | 607.0 | 14 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jorge Pimentel | 50 metre pistol | 503-03x | 25 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jorge Pimentel | 10 metre air pistol | 560-15x | 19 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oliser Zelaya | 50 metre rifle three positions | 1118-31x | 18 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oliser Zelaya | 50 metre rifle prone | 599.9 | 27 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oliser Zelaya | 10 metre air rifle | 601.9 | 19 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Lilian Castro | 25 metre pistol | 539-04x | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lilian Castro | 10 metre air pistol | 371-08x | 6 Q | — | — | 172.0 | |
| Johana Pineda | 50 metre rifle three positions | 565-18x | 16 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Johana Pineda | 10 metre air rifle | 401.2 | 20 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ana Ramirez | 50 metre rifle three positions | 581-21x | 2 Q | — | — | 393.2 | 7 |
| Ana Ramirez | 10 metre air rifle | 413.3 | 2 Q | — | — | 100.3 | 7 |

## Swimming

El Salvador qualified four swimmers (two men and two women).

### Key

* Note – Ranks given for swimming events are for all heats
* FB = Qualified for the B Final
* DNS = Did not start

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Marcelo Acosta | Men's 100 m freestyle | 53.40 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marcelo Acosta | Men's 200 m freestyle | 1:51.77 | 14 QB | 1:50.95 | 11 |
| Marcelo Acosta | Men's 400 m freestyle | 3:54.83 | 13 QB | 3:51.12 | 9 |
| Marcelo Acosta | Men's 1500 m freestyle | — | — | 15:16.26 | 4 |
| Rafael Alfaro | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.50 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rafael Alfaro | Men's 200 m breaststroke | 2:21.05 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rafael Alfaro | Men's 200 metre individual medley | 2:03.89 | 10 QB | 2:02.55 | 9 |
| Rafael Alfaro | Men's 400 metre individual medley | 4:29.81 | 13 QB | 4:27.40 | 13 |
| Rebeca Quinteros | Women's 200 m freestyle | 2:05.26 | 13 QB | 2:06.19 | 16 |
| Rebeca Quinteros | Women's 400 m freestyle | 4:29.19 | 16 QB | 4:27.89 | 15 |
| Rebeca Quinteros | Women's 800 m freestyle | — | — | 9:07.98 | 14 |
| Fatima Flores Guzman | Women's 10 km open water | — | — | 2:14:15.0 | 14 |

## Taekwondo

El Salvador received a wildcard to enter one female athlete.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Vanessa Vazquez | Women's -57kg | Paulina Armeria (MEX) L 2–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Celina Proffen (ARG) L 1–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 7 |

## Tennis

El Salvador qualified one athlete in the men's singles event.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Marcelo Arévalo | Singles | Bye | Galeano (PAR) L (5–7, 3–6) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

El Salvador qualified one male and one female weightlifter.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Julio Salamanca | Men's 62 kg | 120 | 4 | 155 | 4 | 275 | 4 |
| Genesis Murcia | Women's 48 kg | 70 | 9 | 88 | 8 | 158 | 8 |

## Wrestling

El Salvador received one wildcard.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Luis Portillo | 65 kg | Mendieta (NCA) W 10–0 | Garcia (CAN) L 0–8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |