El Salvador at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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El Salvador at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of El Salvador.svg
IOC code ESA
NOC El Salvador Olympic Committee
Website www.teamesa.org  (in Spanish)
in Atlanta
Competitors7 (6 men and 2 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Juan Carlos Vargas [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

El Salvador competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from 19 July to 4 August 1996. This was the nation's sixth appearance at the Olympics.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 8 athletes to the Games, 6 men and 2 women, to compete in 5 sports. Judoka Juan Vargas was selected to carry his nation's flag during the opening ceremony.

Competitors

Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 8 athletes, 6 men and 2 women, to compete in 5 sports. [2] Judoka Juan Vargas, at age 32, was the oldest athlete of the team, while swimmer Francisco Suriano was the youngest at age 17.

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 112
Cycling 011
Judo 202
Swimming 202
Weightlifting 101
Total628

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Rubén Benítez 100 m 10.746Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Arely Franco 400 m 1:01.387Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Maureen Kaila Vergara Road race DNF

Track

Women
AthleteEventPointsLapsRank
Maureen Kaila Vergara Points race 1105

Judo

Men
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Carlos Rodolfo Ramírez 65 kg Flag of Finland.svg  Pasl Lauren  (FIN)
L
Did not advance=34
Juan Vargas 71 kg BYEFlag of Kuwait.svg  Saleh al-Sharrah  (KUW)
L
Did not advance=21

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Francisco Suriano 100 m breaststroke 1:05.8237Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:25.5732Did not advance
Rubén Ernesto Pineda 100 m butterfly 56.0137Did not advance

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Francisco Cáceres 64 kg 115.0=29145.0=2926031

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References

  1. "Flagbearers for El Salvador". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  2. "El Salvador at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games." Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved on 16 March 2014.