1968 Summer Olympics / Participant (El Salvador)

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El Salvador took part in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with a delegation of 60 athletes (52 men and eight women). It was El Salvador's first participation in the Olympic Games.

Participants by sport

Soccer

• Men's

  13th place

• Squad

  Alberto Villalta

  Ángel Acevedo

  Edgardo Martínez

  Guillermo Castro

  Jorge Vásquez

  José Manuel Angel

  José Quintanilla

  José Ruano

  Juan Fernández

  Juan Ramón Martínez

  Mario Flores

  Mauricio Ernesto González

  Mauricio Rodríguez

  Ricardo Martínez

  Roberto Rivas

  Sergio Méndez

  Salvador Flamenco

  Víctor Azúcar

Weightlifting

• Alexandro Martínez

  Bantamweight: 13th place

• Valerio Fontanals

  Lightweight: competition not over

athletics

• Rafael Santos

  100 meters: heats

• José Astacio

  200 meters: heats

  400 meters: heats

• Alfredo Cubías

  800 meters: heats

  1,500 meters: heats

• Efraín Cordero

  3,000 meter obstacle: prelims

• Roberto Castellanos

  20 kilometers of walking: 29th place

• Ricardo Cruz

  50 kilometers of walking: 28th place

• Mauricio Jubis

  Shot put: 19th place in qualification

  Discus throw: 27th place in qualification

• Carlos Hasbun

  Hammer throw: 22nd place in qualification

• Cecilia Sosa

  Women, 100 meters: heats

  Women, 80 meter hurdles: prelims

  Women, long jump: Eliminated in qualification

• Rosario Martínez

  Women, shot put: 14th place

Cycling

• Mauricio Bolaños

  Road Race: Race not finished

  100 kilometers team pursuit: 28th place

• Francisco Funes

  Road Race: Race not finished

  100 kilometers team pursuit: 28th place

• David Miranda

  Road Race: Race not finished

• Juan Molina

  Road Race: Race not finished

  100 kilometers team pursuit: 28th place

• Roberto Antonio García

  100 kilometers team pursuit: 28th place

shoot

• Tomás Vilanova

  Rapid Fire Pistol: 49th place

  Lying small bore: 74th place

• Helio Castro

  Rapid fire pistol: 55th place

  Small caliber three-position fight: 59th place

• Tito Castillo

  Free target pistol: 58th place

• Juan Antonio Valencia

  Small caliber three-position fight: 62nd place

• Ricardo Menéndez

  Lying small bore: 81st place

• Roberto Soundy

  Trap: 54th place

• Andrés Amador

  Skeet: 43rd place

• Ricardo Soundy

  Skeet: 50th place

swim

• José Alvarado

  100 meters freestyle: prelims

  200 meters freestyle: prelims

  4 × 100 meter freestyle: prelims

• Salvador Vilanova

  100 meters freestyle: prelims

  200 meters freestyle: prelims

  4 × 100 meter freestyle: prelims

  100 meter butterfly: prelims

  200 meter medley: prelims

• Ernesto Durón

  100 meters freestyle: prelims

  200 meters freestyle: prelims

  4 × 100 meter freestyle: prelims

  100 meter butterfly: prelims

• Friedrich Jokisch

  400 meters freestyle: prelims

  100 meters back: heats

  200 meter medley: prelims

• Rubén Guerrero

  400 meters freestyle: prelims

  1,500 meters freestyle: prelims

  4 × 100 meter freestyle: prelims

  100 meter butterfly: prelims

  200 meter medley: prelims

• Arturo Carranza

  100 meters back: heats

  100 meter chest: heats

  200 meters butterfly: heats

• Abel Muñoz

  100 meter chest: heats

  200 meters chest: heats

• Eduardo Ramos

  100 meter chest: heats

• Carmen Ferracuti

  Women, 100 meters freestyle: prelims

  Women, 4 × 100 meter freestyle: prelims

  Women, 100 meters back: heats

  Women, 200 meters back: heats

  Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: prelims

• Rosa Hasbún

  Women, 100 meters freestyle: prelims

  Women, 4 × 100 meter freestyle: prelims

  Women, 100 meters back: heats

  Women, 200 meters back: heats

  Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: prelims

• Donatella Ferracuti

  Women, 200 meters freestyle: prelims

  Women, 4 × 100 meter freestyle: prelims

  Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: prelims

• Maria Moreño

  Women, 4 × 100 meter freestyle: prelims

  Women, 100 meters chest: heats

  Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: prelims

• Celia Jokisch

  Women, 100 meters chest: heats

• Maria Castro

  Women, 100 meters chest: heats

sailing

• Carlos Santiago Ruiz

  Finn dinghy: 34th place

• Mario Aguilar

  Flying Dutchman: 30th place

• Manuel Escobar

  Flying Dutchman: 30th place

Web links

• Salvadoran Olympic team from 1968 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )