El Salvador at the 2004 Summer Olympics
| El Salvador at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | ESA |
| NOC | El Salvador Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 7 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Evelyn García[1] |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
El Salvador was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the El Salvador Olympic Committee.
In total, seven athletes including two men and five women represented El Salvador in six different sports including archery, athletics, cycling, shooting, swimming and weightlifting.
Competitors
In total, seven athletes represented El Salvador at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece across six different sports.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Archery
In total, one Salvadorian athlete participated in the archery events – Ricardo Merlos in the men's individual.[2]
The ranking round for the men's individual took place on 12 August 2004. Merlos scored 630 points and was ranked 51st. The first round took place on 16 August 2004. Merlos lost 152–151 to Wietse van Alten of the Netherlands.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Ricardo Merlos | Men's individual | 630 | 51 | van Alten (NED) L 151–152 |
Did not advance | |||||
Athletics
In total, two Salvadorian athletes participated in the athletics events – Takeshi Fujiwara in the men's 400 m and Elizabeth Zaragoza in the women's 5,000 m.[2]
The heats for the men's 400 m took place on 20 August 2004. Fujiwara finished sixth in his heat in a time of 48.46 seconds and he did not advance to the semi-finals.[4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Takeshi Fujiwara | 400 m | 48.46 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
The heats for the women's 5,000 m took place on 20 August 2004. Zaragoza did not finish.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Elizabeth Zaragoza | 5,000 m | DNF | Did not advance | ||
Cycling
In total, one Salvadorian athlete participated in the cycling events – Evelyn García in the women's road race and the women's individual pursuit.[2]
The women's road race took place on 15 August 2004. García completed the course in a time of three hours 28 minutes 39 seconds and finished 35th overall.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn García | Women's road race | 3:28:39 | 35 |
The qualifying round for the women's individual pursuit took place on 21 August 2004. García completed the course in a time of three minutes 56.055 seconds and was ranked 12th overall. She did not advance to the first round.[7]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opponent Results |
Rank | Opponent Results |
Rank | ||
| Evelyn García | Women's individual pursuit | 3:56.055 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
Shooting
In total, one Salvadorian athlete participated in the shooting events – Patricia Rivas in the women's 10 m air rifle.[2]
The preliminary round for the women's 10 m air rifle took place on 14 August 2004. Rivas scored 393 points across the four rounds and was ranked joint 20th. She did not advance to the final.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Patricia Rivas | 10 m air rifle | 393 | =20 | Did not advance | |
Swimming
In total, one Salvadorian athlete participated in the swimming events – Golda Marcus in the women's 400 m freestyle and the women's 800 m freestyle.[2]
The heats for the women's 400 m freestyle took place on 15 August 2004. Marcus finished second in her heat in a time of four minutes 22.27 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the final.[9]
The heats for the women's 800 m freestyle took place on 19 August 2004. Marcus finished first in her heat in a time of eight minutes 59.81 seconds which was ultimately not fast enough to advance to the final.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Golda Marcus | 400 m freestyle | 4:22.27 | 33 | Did not advance | |
| 800 m freestyle | 8:59.81 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
Weightlifting
In total, one Salvadorian athlete participated in the weightlifting events – Eva María Dimas in the women's −75 kg category.[2]
The women's −75 kg category took place on 19 and 20 August 2004. Dimas lifted 105 kg (snatch) and 125 kg (clean and jerk) for a combined total of 230 kg to finish 11th.[11]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Eva María Dimas | Women's −75 kg | 105 | 11 | 125 | 11 | 230 | 11 |
See also
References
- ^ Romero, Tomás (6 July 2004). "Evelyn García será la abanderada en Grecia" [Evelyn García will be the flag bearer in Greece] (in Spanish). El Diario de Hoy. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "El Salvador at the 2004 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics, 400 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics, 5,000 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics, Road Race, Individual, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics, Individual Pursuit, 3,000 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics, Air Rifle, 10 metres, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics, 400 metres Freestyle, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics, 800 metres Freestyle, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "2004 Summer Olympics, Heavyweight (≤75 kilograms), Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2025.