El Salvador at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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El Salvador competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States, from 28 July to 12 August 1984. This was the nation's third appearance at the Olympics. The nation previously missed the 1976 Summer Olympics and participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.
| El Salvador at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ESA |
| NOC | El Salvador Olympic Committee |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 10 (9 men and 1 woman) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Kriscia García |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 10 athletes to the Games, 9 men and 1 women, to compete in 5 sports. Long-distance runner Kriscia García was chosen to carry her nation's flag during the opening ceremony.
Prior to the Games
On May 28, 1984, the president of the Comité Olímpico de El Salvador, Valerio Montes, warned that El Salvador might be forced to join the Soviet-led boycott if the $28,000 entry fee required of its athletes were not raised by the June 2 deadline, a figure which Montes doubted "could be raised in time". The IOC had previously offered to pay all expenses for six Salvadoran athletes, but Montes noted that the Salvadorans would refuse the funds in principle in order to show the Salvadoran Government "that it must pay more attention to the nation's youth and sports' programs". Referring to the $62 million recently approved by the U.S. Government for military aid to El Salvador, Montes suggested a possible solution whereby President Reagan and the American Congress would "order the armed forces to give us less than one percent of what has been designated for weapons to be able to participate in the Games".[1] In response, spokesman Donald Hamilton of the U.S. Embassy in San Salvador declined to provide any funds, stating that "since we don't fund our own athletes, we don't see how we could fund those from a foreign country". Montes was instead advised by the embassy spokesman to pursue financial aid from local sources or from the IOC.[2] Ten athletes from El Salvador eventually competed at the Games.
Competitors
Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 10 athletes, 9 men and 1 women, to compete in 5 sports.[3] Trap shooter Julio González, at age 40, was the oldest athlete of the team, while swimmer Juan Miranda was the youngest at age 16. The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.
Athletics
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Aldo Salandra | 100 m | 11.31 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| 200 m | 22.90 | 7 | did not advance | ||||||
| René Lopez | 400 m | 48.71 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| Luis Campos | 20 km walk | N/a | 1:48:45 | 37 | |||||
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Kriscia García | 1500 m | N/a | 4:38.00 | 12 | did not advance | ||
| 3000 m | 9:42.28 | 9 | N/a | did not advance | |||
Judo
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Fredy Torres | 65 kg |  Sergio Sano (BRA)L |
did not advance | =20 | |||||
| Juan Vargas | 71 kg |  Auck Kalwihzi (ZAM)W |
 Byeong-Keun Ahn (KOR)L |
did not advance |  Kieran Foley (IRL)L |
did not advance | =9 | ||
Swimming
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Salvador Salguero | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.99 | 38 | did not advance | |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:21.75 | 32 | did not advance | ||
| Juan Miranda | 100 m butterfly | 1:04.33 | 45 | did not advance | |
| 200 m butterfly | 2:38.32 | 34 | did not advance | ||
Shooting
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Julio González Suvillaga | Trap | 124 | 69 |
Wrestling
- Men's Freestyle
- Men's Greco-Roman
