| El Salvador at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | ESA |
| NPC | Comite Paralímpico de El Salvador |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 3 (2 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearers | Herbert Aceituno Rebeca Duarte |
| Medals |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
El Salvador competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September 2024.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boccia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Playoffs | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Mario Sayes | Men's individual BC2 |  Mezík (SVK)L 1–6 |  Vongsa (THA)L 0–11 |  Meguenni (FRA)W 5–2 | 3 | Did not advance | =17 | |||
| Rebeca Duarte | Women's individual BC2 | Jankechova (SVK) W 12–0 |  Yeung (HKG)L 3–3* | — | 2 Q | — |  Gonçalves (POR)L 4–5 | Did not advance | =5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Attempts (kg) | Result (kg) | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Herbert Aceituno | Men's 59 kg | 193 | 196 | – | 196 | 4 | |
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