El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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,
Australia
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, 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
Eva María Dimas Fontanals (born 18 March 1973 in San Salvador) is a retired female athlete and weightlifter from El Salvador.
Biography
She competed for her native Central American country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in ...
was chosen to carry her nation's flag during the opening ceremony.
Competitors
Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 8 athletes, 4 men and 4 women, to compete in 7 sports.
["El Salvador at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games."]
Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014. Cyclist
Maureen Kaila
Maureen Anne Kaila Vergara (born December 17, 1964) is a retired Salvadoran cycle racer who rode for the 800.com team. Her career began in 1990 and ended in 2001. Vergara competed in the road race in the Summer Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000
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, at age 35, was the oldest athlete of the team, while pistol shooter
Luisa Maida
Luisa Cristina del Rosario Maida Leiva (born October 7, 1979 in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran sport shooter. She won two medals, silver and bronze, for the 10 and 25 m pistol events at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mai ...
was the youngest at age 20.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.
Archery
;Men
In El Salvadors's debut archery competition, the nation entered only one man. He lost his first match.
Athletics
;Men
;Track & road events
;Women
;Track & road events
Cycling
Track
;Women
Judo
;Men
Shooting
;Women
Swimming
;Men
Weightlifting
;Women
See also
*
El Salvador at the 1999 Pan American Games
References
;General
*Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. .
*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.
;Specific
Nations at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000
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2000 in Salvadoran sport
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