El Salvador competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from 19 July to 4 August 1996. This was the nation's sixth appearance at the Olympics.
Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 8 athletes to the Games, 6 men and 2 women, to compete in 5 sports. Judoka Juan Vargas was selected to carry his nation's flag during the opening ceremony.
Competitors Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 8 athletes, 6 men and 2 women, to compete in 5 sports."El Salvador at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games." Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved on 16 March 2014. Judoka Juan Vargas, at age 32, was the oldest athlete of the team, while swimmer Francisco Suriano was the youngest at age 17.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 1 2Cycling 0 1 1Judo 2 0 2Swimming 2 0 2Weightlifting 1 0 1 Total 6 2 8
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankRubén Benítez100 m10.746Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankArely Franco400 m1:01.387Did not advance
Cycling
Road Women AthleteEventTimeRankMaureen Kaila VergaraRoad race
Track Women AthleteEventPointsLapsRankMaureen Kaila VergaraPoints race1105
Judo
Men AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCarlos Rodolfo Ramírez65 kgLDid not advance=34Juan Vargas71 kgLDid not advance=21
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankFrancisco Suriano100 m breaststroke1:05.8237colspan=2 Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:25.5732colspan=2 Did not advanceRubén Ernesto Pineda100 m butterfly56.0137colspan=2 Did not advance
Weightlifting
Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankFrancisco Cáceres64 kg115.0=29145.0=2926031
See also El Salvador at the 1995 Pan American Games
References "El Salvador at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games." Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved on 15 March 2014. Official Olympic Reports