El_Salvador_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics
El Salvador at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
El Salvador competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, from 12 to 27 October 1968.
Quick Facts El Salvador at the 1968 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| El Salvador at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | ESA (SAL used at these Games) |
| NOC | El Salvador Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 60 (52 men and 8 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Salvador Vilanova |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Comité Olímpico de El Salvador sent a total of 60 athletes to the Games, 52 men and 8 women, to compete in 7 sports. Swimmer Salvador Vilanova was selected to carry his nation's flag during the opening ceremony.
Comité Olímpico de El Salvador selected a team of 60 athletes, 52 men and 8 women, to compete in 7 sports.[1] The contingent marks the largest in El Salvador's Olympic participation. Trap shooter Roberto Soundy, at age 68, was the oldest athlete of the team, while swimmer Rubén Guerrero was the youngest at age 13. Each respectively holds the distinction of being the all-time oldest and youngest Olympic participants from El Salvador.[1]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Rafael Santos | 100 m | 11.22 | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
| José Astacio | 200 m | 23.13 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| 400 m | 52.9 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Alfredo Cubías | 800 m | 2:08.7 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500m | 4:32.58 | 10 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Efraín Cordero | 3000 m steeplechase | 11:19.23 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Roberto Castellanos | 20 km walk | — | 1:58:48.0 | 29 | |||||
| Ricardo Cruz | 50 km walk | — | 5:56:22.0 | 28 | |||||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Mauricio Jubis | Shot put | 12.92 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Discus throw | 36.18 | 27 | Did not advance | ||
| Carlos Hasbún | Hammer throw | 37.46 | 22 | Did not advance | |
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- Women
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Cecilia Sosa | 100 m | 13.7 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| 80 m hurdles | 12.8 | 6 | — | Did not advance | |||||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Cecilia Sosa | Long jump | NM | — | Did not advance | |
| Rosario Martínez | Shot put | — | 10.18 | 14 | |
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Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Road
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauricio Bolaños | Road race | DNF | AC |
| Francisco Funes | DNF | AC | |
| David Miranda | DNF | AC | |
| Juan Molina | DNF | AC | |
| Mauricio Bolaños | Team time trial | 2:39:38.39 | 24 |
| Francisco Funes | |||
| Roberto García | |||
| Juan Molina |
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Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men
- Team roster
Head coach: Rigoberto Guzmán
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ricardo Martínez | Oct 28, 1947 | 20 | ? |  Águila | 1 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Roberto Rivas | Jul 17, 1941 | 27 | ? | Alianza | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Guillermo Castro | Jun 25, 1940 | 28 | ? | Atlético Marte | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Edgar Morales | Apr 17, 1940 | 28 | ? | Atlético Marte | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Jorge Vásquez | Apr 23, 1945 | 23 | ? | Universidad | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | José Ruano | Sep 30, 1945 | 22 | ? | FAS | 2 | 0 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Salvador Cabezas | Feb 28, 1947 | 21 | ? | Adler | 2 | 0 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Alberto Villalta | Nov 19, 1947 | 20 | ? | Atlético Marte | 2 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 |  1 |
| 9 | MD | José Quintanilla | Oct 29, 1947 | 20 | ? | Atlético Marte | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Mauricio Rodríguez | Dec 12, 1945 | 22 | ? | Universidad | 3 | 1 | 255 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Elmer Acevedo | Feb 24, 1946 | 22 | ? | FAS | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MD | Mario Flores | Sep 12, 1943 | 24 | ? | FAS | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 |  1 |
| 13 | FW | Mauricio González | Sep 19, 1945 | 22 | ? | Atlético Marte | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Juan Ramón Martínez | Apr 20, 1948 | 20 | ? | Águila | 3 | 1 | 151 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | Víctor Azucar | Sep 20, 1946 | 22 | ? | Adler | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MD | Sergio Méndez | Feb 14, 1942 | 26 | ? | Atlético Marte | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MD | José Manuel Angel | Aug 24, 1948 | 20 | ? | Alianza | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Joaquin Alabi | ? | FAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | GK | Gualberto Fernández | Jul 12, 1941 | 27 | ? | Atlante | 3 | 0 | 215 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- Group play
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
 Israel |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
 Ghana |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
| El Salvador |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
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More information Israel, 5 – 3 ...
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Referee: Michel Kitabdjian 
More information Hungary, 4 – 0 ...
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Referee: Diego De Leo 
More information Hungary, 2 – 2 ...
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Referee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama 
More information Israel, 3 – 1 ...
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Referee: Thompson Shakibudeen Badru 
Referee: Mariano Medina Iglesias 
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki 
El Salvador did not advance to the quarterfinal.
Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Carlos Ruiz | Finn | 37 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 30 | 35 | 212 | 34 | |
| Mario Aguilar Manuel Escobar |
Flying Dutchman | 31 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 206 | 30 | |
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Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Eight shooters represented El Salvador in 1968.
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Helio Castro | 50 m rifle (3 positions) | 1046 | 59 |
| Juan Antonio Valencia | 1013 | 62 | |
| Ricardo Menéndez | 50 m rifle (prone) | 578 | 71 |
| Tomás Vilanova | 581 | 74 | |
| Tito Castillo | 50 m pistol | 519 | 58 |
| Helio Castro | 50 m rapid-fire pistol | 533 | 55 |
| Tomás Vilanova | 561 | 49 | |
| Roberto Soundy | Trap | 125 | 54 |
| Andrés Amador | Skeet | 175 | 43 |
| Ricardo Soundy | 147 | 50 | |
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Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| José Alvarado | 100 m freestyle | 1:02.0 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Ernesto Durón | 1:03.8 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Salvador Vilanova | 59.6 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| José Alvarado | 200 m freestyle | 2:20.2 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Ernesto Durón | 2:24.1 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Salvador Vilanova | 2:14.6 | 6 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Rubén Guerrero | 400 m freestyle | 4:50.8 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Friedrich Jokisch | 5:09.2 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Rubén Guerrero | 1500 m freestyle | 19:36.4 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Arturo Carranza | 100 m backstroke | 1:17.4 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Friedrich Jokisch | 1:13.7 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Arturo Carranza | 100 m breaststroke | 1:28.0 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Abel Muñoz | 1:19.4 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Eduardo Ramos | 1:31.2 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Arturo Carranza | 200 m breaststroke | 3:02.8 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Rubén Guerrero | 100 m butterfly | 1:10.1 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Friedrich Jokisch | 1:10.5 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Salvador Vilanova | 59.6 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Arturo Carranza | 200 m butterfly | 2:47.3 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Rubén Guerrero | 200 m individual medley | 2:37.5 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Friedrich Jokisch | 2:41.6 | 7 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Salvador Vilanova | 2:33.8 | 6 | — | Did not advance | |||
| José Alvarado Ernesto Durón Rubén Guerrero Salvador Vilanova |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:08.3 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Carmen Ferracuti | 100 m freestyle | 1:08.5 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Rosa Hasbún | 1:10.0 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Donatella Ferracuti | 200 m freestyle | 2:28.2 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Carmen Ferracuti | 100 m backstroke | 1:17.8 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Rosa Hasbún | 1:20.5 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Carmen Ferracuti | 200 m backstroke | 2:52.6 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Rosa Hasbún | 2:56.2 | 8 | — | Did not advance | |||
| María Castro | 100 m breastroke | 1:36.9 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Celia Jokisch | 1:46.6 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| María Moreño | 1:27.2 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| María Castro | 200 m breastroke | 3:15.4 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Carmen Ferracuti | 200 m individual medley | 2:44.7 | 6 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Donatella Ferracuti | 2:48.6 | 6 | — | Did not advance | |||
| María Moreño | 2:51.1 | 7 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Carmen Ferracuti Donatella Ferracuti Rosa Hasbún María Moreño |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:39.8 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Carmen Ferracuti Donatella Ferracuti Rosa Hasbún María Moreño |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 5:12.6 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Alex Martínez | 56 kg | 87.5 | 14 | 80.0 | 14 | 100.0 | 13 | 267.5 | 13 |
| Valerio Fontanals | 67.5 kg | 90.0 | 19 | 95.0 | =18 | Did not attempt | 185.0 | AC | |
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- "El Salvador at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games." Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved on 15 March 2014.
- Official Olympic Reports
- "El Salvador at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games." Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved on 15 March 2014.