El Salvador at the 2000 Summer Olympics

El Salvador at the 2000 Summer Olympics
IOC code	ESA
NOC	El Salvador Olympic Committee
Website	www.teamesa.org (in Spanish)
in Sydney
Competitors	8 (4 men and 4 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Eva Dimas
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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El Salvador competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This was the nation's seventh appearance at the Olympics.

Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 8 athletes to the Games, 4 men and 4 women, to compete in 7 sports. Weightlifter Eva Dimas was chosen to carry her nation's flag during the opening ceremony.

Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 8 athletes, 4 men and 4 women, to compete in 7 sports.^[1] Cyclist Maureen Kaila, at age 35, was the oldest athlete of the team, while pistol shooter Luisa Maida was the youngest at age 20.

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
Judo	1	0	1
Shooting	0	1	1
Swimming	1	0	1
Weightlifting	0	1	1
Total	4	4	8

Men

In El Salvadors's debut archery competition, the nation entered only one man. He lost his first match.

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
		Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Cristóbal Merlos	Individual	588	55	Wunderle (USA) L 160–150	did not advance

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tony Serpas	100 m	10.63	6	did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Ivis Martínez	20 km walk	1:38:07	34

Women

Athlete	Event	Points	Laps	Rank
Maureen Kaila Vergara	Women's points race	0	0	17

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Miguel Antonio Moreno	66 kg	BYE	David Somerville (GBR) L 0000-1000	did not advance							AC

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Luisa Cristina Maida	10 m air pistol	368	36	did not advance
	25 m pistol	557	41	did not advance

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Francisco Suriano	100 m breaststroke	01:04.31	37	did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	02:20.10	35	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Eva Dimas	69 kg	92.5	=11	110.0	12	202.5	12

• El Salvador at the 1999 Pan American Games

General

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.

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